as in liars
a person who tells lies
a once highly admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist
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Recent Examples of fabulists
Many people do not know when LLMs are lying to them, which is unsurprising given that the chatbots are very convincing fabulists, serving up slop with unflappable confidence to their unsuspecting audience.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabulists
Noun
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However, Housewives can’t operate with liars, period.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Thus, Penny took him in a helicopter off-island to a hospital, and Carrie and Bess followed on the ferry, leaving only the four liars there alone since their little siblings are off at summer camp.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At Gensler, our studios, designers, strategists, and storytellers — from Shanghai to San Francisco, London to Los Angeles — are embracing AI with curiosity and purpose.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Theater artists and storytellers perform vignettes throughout the journey, weaving historical anecdotes and local legends into the itinerary.—
Jennifer Schwartz,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Fabulists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabulists. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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