as in tale
a detailed description of a series of real or fictional events taking place over a long period of time
The saga of Beowulf recounts the hero's travels as he hunts the monster Grendel.
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Director Yuichiro Hayashi accepted the award on behalf of studio MAPPA and the series’ many creators, following the release of Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK in late 2024, which concluded the long-running saga.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2025
Beyond any sort of drama, the saga surrounding Sanders' future in the league remains a hot topic of conversation.
—Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Listen to this article 3 min The Bill Belichick-Jordon Hudson saga has added a reality show-like episode.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Meanwhile, Lively has been seen with Reynolds publicly several times since the saga began including at Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special taping and at the TIME100 gala in April.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2025
Beyond any sort of drama, the saga surrounding Sanders' future in the league remains a hot topic of conversation.
—Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Listen to this article 3 min The Bill Belichick-Jordon Hudson saga has added a reality show-like episode.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Meanwhile, Lively has been seen with Reynolds publicly several times since the saga began including at Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special taping and at the TIME100 gala in April.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saga
Noun
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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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Wisely, the studio is keeping the story in the same universe by involving both Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han while starting a new story with Ben Wang’s Li Fong.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Few people likely associate Oscar Wilde’s famed 1890 novella The Picture of Dorian Gray with the tech-laden, scroll-heavy social media of the 21st century.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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But then came her debut in Parineeta, with her role based on a well-rounded character in a popular novella.—
Sunil Sadarangani,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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“Saga.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saga. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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