as in tale
a traditional description of imaginary events circulated orally among a people
West African folktales that continue to be passed from generation to generation through storytelling
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Recent Examples of folktale
Those folktales reflect how Mo is feeling and what's going on in his life and alleviate his sadness or grief or anger.
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
This is the frame story of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folktales—including the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad—that highlight the power of storytelling.
—Ron Shachar, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
A lot of the folktales referenced in Rabbit Trap are drawn from this one text from 1880, called British Goblins, from an American anthropologist called Wirt Sikes, who traveled through Wales, collected stories and sightings of goblins and fairies.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
This is the frame story of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folktales—including the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad—that highlight the power of storytelling.
—Ron Shachar, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
A lot of the folktales referenced in Rabbit Trap are drawn from this one text from 1880, called British Goblins, from an American anthropologist called Wirt Sikes, who traveled through Wales, collected stories and sightings of goblins and fairies.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folktale
Noun
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The six-part podcast series unravels the twisted tale of Stover, his ex-wife, the heiress, and the bodyguard.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The romance drama is billed as an original tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Could this simply be a wholesome exchange between two music legends?—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
25 Mar. 2025
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Transfer legend and Ibiza enthusiast David Ornstein took the Sports Writer and Football News Reporter trophies and The Athletic was named Sports Content Organisation of the Year.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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First, there is the technology myth, the belief that older employees cannot keep pace with digital advancements.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Because Jordan only gets better and better in memory and myth.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The truth is that Congress has a history of delegating its legislative power to private entities, usually with enthusiastic support from progressives.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The history of school desegregation—the history of Brown after Brown—is well known.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The romance between Heigl’s Izzie and Morgan’s Denny in Season 2 bolstered the show’s popularity and powered Heigl to an Emmy win.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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These Celebrity Pets Have Their Own Instagram Accounts — And Some Have Over 500K Followers Neither Flay nor Williamson have publicly commented on the romance.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Folktale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folktale. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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