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
Luckily, there’s genre fiction, which not only holds endless opportunities for entertainment but a perfect distraction during times of disarray.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
And just like that… Carrie Bradshaw is back — this time, as an aspiring fiction writer and pen pal to Aidan.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
The parallels between real life and fiction were haunting.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
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—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
And just like that… Carrie Bradshaw is back — this time, as an aspiring fiction writer and pen pal to Aidan.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
The parallels between real life and fiction were haunting.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
To receive The New Yorker’s prize-winning journalism, photography, and short films, along with podcasts, cartoons, fiction, and more, sign up for our daily newsletter.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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The Film Says A Lot Without Saying Much This is a fantasy adventure film that involves mythical creatures.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary’s dual role was to carry on his legacy on the outside and reconcile his fantasies with reality on the inside.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Then, after young mothers and children who had just arrived shared their stories, the Holy Father returned to the sister who had been mentioned before.—
Mireya Villarreal,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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An Emily Henry novel reads like a classic rom-com in the making.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Her second book, 'Wolfie,' a children’s novel, was published in November 2022.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Once a political unknown, Santos gained national notoriety for his fabrications and legal troubles.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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From the bottom to the top, the AI business stack includes companies starting from chip design and fabrication/foundry to data centers, hyperscalers and product companies, each built on top of the other for its survival.—
Sajal Singh,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Max Webster’s production, which won three Tony Awards for its mesmerizing design, brings audiences along on an adventure that combines the heartfelt wisdom of a classic fable with the splendor of modern stage poetry.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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With a beautifully labyrinthian plot, Alma and Mina’s story is a modern fable about good samaritans and well-intentioned, moneyed, privileged people.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Besides being an agency invention ungrounded in the statute, disparate impact liability stands antidiscrimination law on its head.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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One of her inventions is a program called RAH (Ready for American Hospitality), which opens the minds and hearts of students by pairing them with refugees from the ECDC/African Community Center.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Making matters worse is the fact that her traumas manifest in the shape of her deceased best friend Zoe (Morales) who often shows up as a figment of her imagination.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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And with great fondness for Firth, who turns up as a wistful figment in a handful of scenes, this tragedy is the best thing that could have happened to the franchise.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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