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as in tales
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
he's a talented writer, but his quirky stories will never find a wide readership
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as in anecdotes
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
Grandpa is always telling stories about what it was like growing up on a farm
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as in chronologies
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
gave us the whole story of the accident
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as in whispers
a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature
stories going around that the old man had died with thousands of dollars hidden under his mattress
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as in lies
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
she tells stories just to get attention, so don't believe that stuff about her father being somebody important
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as in situations
position with regard to conditions and circumstances
management is trying to figure out what the story is with the accident down in the warehouse
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Recent Examples of stories
Understanding the difference between easy stories and harder truths is important for younger people who want to navigate their way through early adult life.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Those stories are important for sure.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
Don't miss out on our latest stories.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Cameras are rolling on BritBox‘s modern reimagining of Agatha Christie‘s Tommy and Tuppence detective stories, with the series rounding out its cast.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
While some among Democrats cast him as the party’s national leader and a natural choice for their 2028 nominee, conservative critics point to his past controversies, including other pay-for-play stories.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
There’s some overlap, sure, but folks who tune into audio stories, those are my people.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Those stories are important for sure.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
Don't miss out on our latest stories.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Cameras are rolling on BritBox‘s modern reimagining of Agatha Christie‘s Tommy and Tuppence detective stories, with the series rounding out its cast.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
While some among Democrats cast him as the party’s national leader and a natural choice for their 2028 nominee, conservative critics point to his past controversies, including other pay-for-play stories.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
There’s some overlap, sure, but folks who tune into audio stories, those are my people.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stories
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In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Use Vulnerable Anecdotes Use anecdotes that show your scars, not just your successes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Among the many star-studded anecdotes in his book, Sheen alleged that Clinton once tried to make a move on his then-girlfriend, Dolly Fox.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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His arrival stirs faint whispers under the Song statues and quietly nudges Hongmei’s buried past toward the surface.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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For many years, menopause was something women discussed only in whispers with close friends or family.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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Watch to comprehend how sinister the lies are the Zionist crowd is trying to tell right now.—
Mandy Taheri
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Among the most persistent examples of those divisions are the lies and misinformation about elections that have spread for years through online social channels.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Clifton and a sales associate allegedly convinced the couple to invest $100,000 in two plots of land — one in Kansas City, Missouri, and one in Blue Springs — saying that the lots had already been surveyed and would be rental-ready in four to six months.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some bodies are on the road, in plots close to the center of Ntoyo.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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More severe cases may require oral antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication, or even surgery in chronic situations.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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States should reconsider blanket mandates and focus on situations where victims are at ongoing risk or are genuinely unable to act for themselves.—
Nina A. Kohn,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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One of the authors that Covici brought along with him to Viking was a young writer named John Steinbeck; his company had published Steinbeck’s novellas Tortilla Flat in 1935 and Of Mice and Men in 1937.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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The four stories and three novellas within it are taken from books Lee published early in his career.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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When employers look past pedigrees and see workers’ singular abilities, histories, and motivations, skills gaps disappear.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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For more than three decades, Shahzia Sikander (born in 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan) has been reframing South Asian visual histories through a contemporary feminist perspective.—
Jake Richardson,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stories. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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