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 film, which stars Dern, Justin Theroux, and Jeremy Irons, is another meditation on Hollywood, blurring the lines between layers of fiction and dizzyingly captured with a digital camcorder.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
This read will especially appeal to those who have an affinity for historical fiction authors like Vanessa Riley (Island Queen, Queen of Exiles), Piper Hughley (By Her Own Design, American Daughters), and Victoria Christopher Murray (The First Ladies, The Personal Librarian).
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
While drawn from works of fiction, these laws have shaped discussions of robot ethics for decades.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025
Even Zane Grey, mass producer of Western fictions, knew this truth.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
This read will especially appeal to those who have an affinity for historical fiction authors like Vanessa Riley (Island Queen, Queen of Exiles), Piper Hughley (By Her Own Design, American Daughters), and Victoria Christopher Murray (The First Ladies, The Personal Librarian).
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
While drawn from works of fiction, these laws have shaped discussions of robot ethics for decades.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025
Even Zane Grey, mass producer of Western fictions, knew this truth.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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With Venus in your sign, the love planet heightens your romantic longings and fantasies, all while Mars retrograde brings past romantic or creative endeavors back into focus.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Best known for roles in the Netflix fantasy series Sweet Tooth and Universal’s hit horror comedy Cocaine Bear, Convery is repped by Innovative and Entertainment 360.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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This incident serves as a cautionary tale for companies deploying AI in their communications.—
Rebekah Bastian,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Per old wives’ tales, nesting is a phenomenon that happens near the end of gestation: a maternal instinct to prepare for birth.—
Betty Liu,
Bon Appétit,
20 Jan. 2025
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Get the Robb Report newsletter for similar stories delivered straight to your inbox.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2025
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This story was updated with additional information.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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This seems to follow the plot of the original book, which spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list and won the 2023 International Thriller Writers award for best paperback original novel.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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However, Simon & Schuster UK has acquired two standalone novels by Colleen Hoover, supposedly to be published in 2024 and 2026.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, in trying to match your CV to a particular job spec, many of these ‘enhancements’ end up being a bit of stretch at best, and complete fabrications at worst.—
Amanda Kavanagh | This Column was created by Jobbio,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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With the goal of bombarding U.S. voters with falsehoods and fake news in order to sway the election, these foreign operatives worked to spread inconceivable fabrications—and succeeded.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Loading your audio article There’s an old fable about a frog in a boiling pot of water.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Brutalist is a Fitzcarraldo fable of artistic endeavor, a universal immigrant tale and a searing indictment of capitalism Jones plays opposite Brody as Tóth’s wife, Erzsébet, in an indelible portrait of a woman physically broken by war who remains resolutely unbroken in spirit.—
Wendell Steavenson,
Vogue,
5 Jan. 2025
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At first, the invention of the printing press was met with enthusiasm by the masses, liberating information from religious authorities and giving rise to an institution dedicated to storytelling.—
Dan Gardner,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Doudna was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for the invention of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing.—
Lisa M. Krieger,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Williams will play Earl, a cigar-chomping, human-size anthropomorphic toad who may or may not be a figment of the boys’ imaginations.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fun fact: Snuffleupagus was a figment of Big Bird's imagination until 1985.1 Cookie Monster Cookie Monster, the bright blue, furry monster, is the ultimate cookie lover.—
Casey Clark,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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