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
Upham enjoys teaching cycling classes, running, reading fiction, and making playlists.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
Reading fiction places you in someone else’s circumstances, and this gives you experience in understanding and empathizing with people in real life as well.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Here romantic passion combines with revolution in a historical fiction sure to light up readers’ rebel hearts.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
In this fiction, the Crusades were not waged against Moors, but against elves – a race said to devour the flesh of humans, among other atrocities that are neither confirmed nor denied by the end of the story.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 May 2025
Reading fiction places you in someone else’s circumstances, and this gives you experience in understanding and empathizing with people in real life as well.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Here romantic passion combines with revolution in a historical fiction sure to light up readers’ rebel hearts.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
In this fiction, the Crusades were not waged against Moors, but against elves – a race said to devour the flesh of humans, among other atrocities that are neither confirmed nor denied by the end of the story.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
Noun
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Don’t worry, in this fantasy relationship Briney’s character Conrad is all yours, no messy love triangle!—
Ana Calderone,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The law that fantasy football supposedly broke was the prohibition on gambling on sporting events, a line that was blurred by fantasy leagues’ use of cash entries and prizes.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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The story splits its time between young Wash's misadventures and the older, adult Wash's tale of first love with a biracial woman, Tanna (Iola Evans), and a brush with danger in the form of bounty hunter, Willard (Billy Boyd).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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While the sight of Lamia carrying around the proud cockerel has the makings of an image straight out of a children’s tale, nothing in the little girl’s life has storybook qualities.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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This story was originally published May 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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From a serious threat linking back to a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter to Ethan’s obsession with a full-fledged medieval knight costume, these elements may have worked in Burke’s novel, but simply do not translate well on screen.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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It’s told these stories in many ways, from tabletop role playing games to comic books, card games, novels and more.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The story is a fabrication from beginning to end, utterly and completely false.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
24 May 2025
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The oversized garage has been used as an art studio, welding and fabrication shop, and for camper van storage.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
19 May 2025
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But even more than that, Joe wants to be the hero of this warped fable.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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The exhibition at DuSable Black History Museum features works made by Nazareno in response to Brazilian fables that that draw inspiration from the pantheon of Orixás–a system of entities worshipped in parts of Africa and Latin America.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Separating fact from invention is difficult, but there have been rumors that there was more than one murderer, the killing was drug-related and — perhaps most disturbingly — that Driscoll was either dismembered or flayed alive.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Expect to find a wealth of photographic imagery from all corners of the globe, spanning almost two centuries since the invention of photography by Louise Daguerre in 1830 to the present day.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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