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
His short fiction has appeared in a variety of national literary magazines and anthologies.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
But how did novels like Liu’s overcome the disreputable status of pulp fiction and gain an international reputation as serious literature?
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Mann published no fiction for the duration of the war.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
That is to say, fiction should, to my mind, slightly eclipse the author’s own understanding of it.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
But how did novels like Liu’s overcome the disreputable status of pulp fiction and gain an international reputation as serious literature?
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Mann published no fiction for the duration of the war.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
That is to say, fiction should, to my mind, slightly eclipse the author’s own understanding of it.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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What that means is two-fold: a series that captures Game of Thrones’s extensive, fantasy world-building and the drama of political succession and a show dropping on HBO’s premier Sunday night spot that everyone wants to talk about the morning after.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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The fantasy thriller is from Emmy winner Lucia Puenzo.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The holiday tale doubles as a good entry into horror for youngsters, with a small town beset by freaky gremlins because teenagers can't follow simple instructions.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo (Random House: $33) A collection of offbeat tales from American history. … Paperback fiction 1.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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One lesson for kindergartners about the Golden Rule, for example, centers on how Jesus taught the rule during his Sermon on the Mount, along with a story from the Jewish Torah.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Eileen Collins’ story is one of grit, perseverance, and incredible grace under fire.Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Maguire’s novel effectively reframes the plot of both the book and the 1939 movie, making the villain, The Wicked Witch of the West, the hero of the story.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 Nov. 2024
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The book [Robert Harris’s 2016 novel Conclave, on which the film is based] was written several years ago, and the script follows it quite closely.Keaton Bell, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Management noted delays in the timing of lithography demand, particularly for extreme ultraviolet (‘EUV') systems—ASML's core product—due to slower ramp-ups in fabrication.GuruFocus, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The fabrication is also lovely, with a cotton-soft feel.Kristine Thomason, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
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In addition to Catherine Avery’s cancer and Jo Wilson’s PTSD, the series also makes the case that the messy exit of original cast member Justin Chambers got a dose of Finch’s fables as well.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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Investigating these unverifiable fables about aliens should be scrapped as a fool’s errand for AARO, which earlier this year released a historical review demolishing this long-running conspiracy theory.Luis Cayetano Simmari, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
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PolitiFact examined some of the pages that regularly spread content touting Musk and his fake inventions.Loreben Tuquero, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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At the time of its invention over 80 years ago, the PPK inspired an entirely new category in the firearm industry, now widely known as the concealed carry pistol.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Your favorite Substack writer might be an AI figment.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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And even her closest confidantes reveal themselves as figments of her imagination at the most vulnerable possible moments.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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