as in fantasy
something that is the product of the imagination
most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact
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Recent Examples of fiction
Exploring the dark in fiction helps many people unlock joy and comfort in their lives.
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
The title is a reference to Samuel Beckett’s classic play about a pair of drifters stuck waiting for a visitor who never shows, while his blend of fact and fiction takes a page from Gonzo classics like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
Is that fact or fiction? North Texas has seen its fair share of rain over the month, including a stormy Memorial Day with 2.15 inches recorded at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
In the trailer for Season 3, it’s revealed that Carrie is breaking into fiction writing with a potential romantasy novel.
—Hannah Malach, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
The title is a reference to Samuel Beckett’s classic play about a pair of drifters stuck waiting for a visitor who never shows, while his blend of fact and fiction takes a page from Gonzo classics like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
Is that fact or fiction? North Texas has seen its fair share of rain over the month, including a stormy Memorial Day with 2.15 inches recorded at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
In the trailer for Season 3, it’s revealed that Carrie is breaking into fiction writing with a potential romantasy novel.
—Hannah Malach, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
Noun
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Yet now that substantial success seems to have given birth to a self-destructive fantasy.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2025
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So what better time than now to answer some VERY IMPORTANT fantasy football questions?—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The revelation of Izzy and Ferd’s son is sketchy; a suicide tale lacks a set-up or point; intriguing female bonds are underwritten; and all-too-familiar tropes associated with spousal violence weaken the work.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Ratnam, working from a story by Haasan, sets up a familiar but resonant tale of father and son.—
Anupama Chopra,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Now managed by the National Trust, the estate is open to the public, allowing visitors to step inside and experience firsthand the setting of one of literature’s most enduring love stories.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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There are honestly a number of pretty good performances this season (Ivanek is consistently entertaining) but they’re all dragged down by a terrible script and a story that keeps going nowhere fast.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Heller writes one of my favorite genres of high school novel: adults behaving badly.—
Miriam Gershow
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Book, of the Homeless Trust, flatly rejected suggestions that the hostel was a security concern, calling them a political fabrication.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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The bill, which passed out of the Senate unanimously, would instruct the Department of Industrial Relations to adopt training programs for best practices for stone fabrication workers and develop a certification process with safety and training standards.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Image In the American fable, Indigenous people are cast as side characters to innocent explorers fulfilling Manifest Destiny.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The film, which won the jury prize at the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film festival, is a hilarious fable about trying to lead a creative life and failing miserably at making ends meet.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The body-hugging dress—made of intersecting strips or panels resembling bandages—first debuted on the runway in 1992, after its invention in the 1980s by French designer Hervé Léger.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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His patent pending invention was inspired by helping his uncle A CT drive-in theater opening every night for summer with latest films, double features A CT drive-in theater opening every night for summer with latest films, double features Upgrades planned on Interstate 84 in CT city.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The bird, with its menacing stance, is surely a figment of Aisha’s imagination.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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And they’re being chalked up to figments of a patient’s hallucination!—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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