as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?
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Recent Examples of fairy tale
Thorn: This sharp name calls to mind fairy tale thorn bushes.
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Wilhelm even revised a fairy tale with the episode in mind.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The tour features a gingerbread-making workshop and a trip to Neuschwanstein Castle, which looks like a fairy tale come to life.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
Wilhelm even revised a fairy tale with the episode in mind.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The tour features a gingerbread-making workshop and a trip to Neuschwanstein Castle, which looks like a fairy tale come to life.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
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And while their relationship is a little cozier these days, the former president had threatened to throw Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg in jail as part of Trump’s lies about election fraud.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Michael Keaton won an Emmy for his portrayal of a widowed doctor in Appalachia who buys into the lies, and eventually becomes a victim of them.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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What election narratives are foreign actors pushing? Expect false tales of voters tampering with mail-in ballots, non-citizens casting ballots and hacks of election infrastructure in social media posts.Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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This story originally published on businessden.com.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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