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
The new movie, by contrast, is an inflated meditation on fiction and reality.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
Will history books that refuse to propagate the fiction that the 2020 election was stolen be allowed in red-state classrooms?
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
This summer’s bumper crop of crime fiction does not disappoint.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The fiction book follows a group of young British boys who are the only survivors of a plane crash on an isolated island.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026
Will history books that refuse to propagate the fiction that the 2020 election was stolen be allowed in red-state classrooms?
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
This summer’s bumper crop of crime fiction does not disappoint.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The fiction book follows a group of young British boys who are the only survivors of a plane crash on an isolated island.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
Noun
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Keeping track of the other, less consequential games may then only appeal to sports bettors and fantasy football players.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Projects in development span the genres of romance, drama, horror, action and fantasy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Distiller Théron Regnier and beverage director Hope Ewing lead guests through cocktails made with experimental spirits, while a host shares tales, legends and histories behind the ingredients and flavors.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Unfortunately, this is a two-part tale.—
Sam McDowell
Updated May 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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But two groups work tirelessly to tell Free Frank’s story — his descendants, spread widely across the country, and a small group of local residents who form the New Philadelphia Association.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Like a good novel, the best quilts create a feeling of progression and change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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This novel of exile and memory chronicles the life of Sufien, a Palestinian man displaced as a child by the Nakba, whose story unfolds across continents and encompasses entanglements with a broad range of characters.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Samsung operates 12 fabrication lines, employs over 260,000 people worldwide, and is investing $73 billion in semiconductor capex and R&D this year alone, the largest single-year chip investment by any company in history.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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The Gemert bike bridge vividly illustrates how digital fabrication can cut waste.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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On the other hand, pushing against this inevitability is a much more intriguing concept than simply presenting it as-is, over and over again, even when its specifics are disguised by a fable.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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The crime thriller is understood to also be a political and moral fable, as the title, which is a nod to Greek mythology, hints at.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Unlike earlier revolutionary inventions, this one may soon be able to think, adapt and act with a speed and autonomy that dwarfs our own.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Beale used the invention of the car and the development of frameworks and systems to support safe driving as a parallel to the evolution of AI in this new Industrial Revolution.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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That wasn’t a figment of the imagination.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Fear is a figment of your imagination.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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