science fiction
noun
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component
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Time travel exists only in the realm of science fiction.
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Jules Verne might have had people journeying to the center of the earth in the 1860s, but outside of science fiction, humans have barely explored the lithosphere, the rocky outer layer of the planet, much less its deeper regions.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024
This may sound like science fiction, but agents are not just making up their playbook.
—Ian Gotts, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The design is has been compared to something out of science fiction due to a reflective, stainless steel outer shell.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Eubank made his directorial debut in 2011 with the science fiction drama Love.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024
This may sound like science fiction, but agents are not just making up their playbook.
—Ian Gotts, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The design is has been compared to something out of science fiction due to a reflective, stainless steel outer shell.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Eubank made his directorial debut in 2011 with the science fiction drama Love.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Science fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fiction. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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