as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?
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Recent Examples of fairy tale
John Lithgow is ready for a new fairy tale starring his Shrek character, Lord Farquaad.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
So why did this fairy tale speak to me so strongly?
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure presented by 2nd Star Productions.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
Louboutin reimagined the fairy tale with Guipure lace, leather, crystal butterflies — and his signature red soles.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
So why did this fairy tale speak to me so strongly?
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure presented by 2nd Star Productions.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
Louboutin reimagined the fairy tale with Guipure lace, leather, crystal butterflies — and his signature red soles.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
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Undoubtedly one of the toughest courses in the world, Shinnecock is a par-70 links-style course with uneven lies, deep rough along the fairway with random fescue, elevation changes and brutally difficult greens.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Citizens become commodities; technology increases the power of an already powerful few; pop culture serves up mechanized slop; truth and lies commingle.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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This is the tale of how the relationship between Mbappe and PSG deteriorated to the point of a messy legal battle.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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After dinner the group of us started swapping tales from hunt camps, and Favre’s brother-in-law, Josh Ladner, pointed to the faded T-shirt Brett was wearing and shook his head.—
John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Midfielder The back story This is the son of former Rotherham United, Chesterfield, Nottingham Forest and Wigan Athletic defender Ian Breckin, who was nicknamed ‘Breckinbauer’ by fans after the Bayern Munich and Germany international Franz Beckenbauer and is still in the game these days as a scout.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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