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
Like works of fiction, there are limitless topics that can make deciding on an eye-catching hardcover (that doubles as home decor) seemingly impossible.
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Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
But lies demand constant feeding, and the work of maintaining her fiction must have been draining.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
However, Schulman said that a challenge to rolling out robots is that robots have mostly been portrayed in fiction as harmful to humans.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2024
While harmless in the realm of fiction, this oversimplification becomes problematic when applied to human relationships and societal dynamics.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
But lies demand constant feeding, and the work of maintaining her fiction must have been draining.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
However, Schulman said that a challenge to rolling out robots is that robots have mostly been portrayed in fiction as harmful to humans.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2024
While harmless in the realm of fiction, this oversimplification becomes problematic when applied to human relationships and societal dynamics.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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Oh, and actually, Week 17 fantasy football rankings, too.Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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The historical fantasy series My Lady Jane offers an alternative scenario where Jane (Emily Bader) avoids that fate with the help of her eventual husband, Lord Guilford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), and humans who can take animal form known as Ethians.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Green Wave's season has been a tale of streaks.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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If only the state of the modern workplace were a Seussian tale.Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The film is based on the best-selling novel by Freida McFadden and stars two of the hottest actresses of the moment, Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.Paloma González, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kang’s novel is a haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Unique design elements in the boutique include the Black Bay 58 experience table that allows its clients to engage with the fabrication of the product.Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The designer leaned into his formidable cutting skills and theatrical bent, designing with high-tech fabrications that interact with smartphones, with foam-like materials, and experimenting in garment reconfiguration.Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Characters in most fables do not have legs, let alone race.Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Such shots reproduce García Márquez’s knack for wedding the ordinary to the extraordinary, and turning prosaic developments into enduring fables.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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In the 20th century, things became even more like a space voyage with the invention of the nuclear submarine.David Szondy, New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
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The company paid more than $352,000 for access to bodies and lab space to train doctors on its invention from 2019 through 2023, shortly before it was acquired by Boston Scientific. The University of North Texas Health Science Center regularly leased out unclaimed bodies for research and training.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Yet, the Democratic Party kept telling me my concerns about rising gas and grocery costs were a figment of my imagination.Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The sequence lands on a quintessentially Burroughs image of Allerton, here a dream figment, with a glass balancing on his head.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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