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
On the left, a female South Park figure in Renaissance Dutch dress delivers a monologue on artistic patronage pulled from pulp-fiction reviews, art history texts, and books of poetry.
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Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Race, a fiction underwritten by material violence.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Her fiction concentrates thematically upon the emotional and psychological currents traversing the bonds across lineages — whether those connections are well-wrought, addled, severed, or unknown — and the fraught business of familial inheritance.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
One of the country’s bestselling books of non-fiction last year was called Landet som ble for rikt (The Country That Became Too Rich).
—Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiction
Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Race, a fiction underwritten by material violence.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Her fiction concentrates thematically upon the emotional and psychological currents traversing the bonds across lineages — whether those connections are well-wrought, addled, severed, or unknown — and the fraught business of familial inheritance.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
One of the country’s bestselling books of non-fiction last year was called Landet som ble for rikt (The Country That Became Too Rich).
—Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fiction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiction
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Founded in 1997 and now among Asia‘s largest showcases for horror, fantasy and thriller cinema, BIFAN runs July 2-12 in Bucheon, just west of Seoul.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Two oversized Adirondack chairs face a campy performance-art film that traces a path from Caribbean sugar plantations and rum production to the modern fantasy of escape marketed by Margaritaville.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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There is a little more to it, as the tale of the boy from Yonkers has some of the same up-and-down flair of the Knicks and Mets during his Hall of Fame career.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.—
Mark Meszoros,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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This two-story house has three bedrooms and four bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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My novel is about that sea-change and the search for purpose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The series stars Sam Worthington, Britt Lower and Milo Ventimiglia, and is adapted by Robert Hull from Harlan Coben's 2023 novel of the same name.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Lam Research Lam Research (LRCX), a provider of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, is this week’s third stock pick.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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This includes power generation, transmission infrastructure, semiconductor fabrication, data centers, permitting systems, workforce development, and the critical mineral supply chains needed to support industrial expansion.—
Robert Ginsburg,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Clark Shotwell plays the airplane enthusiast who gets a taste of first class – and chicken cordon bleu – flying with his actress mom to Hollywood in a throwback fable from a kid's perspective.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Wygodny has written original music to subtly accompany Booth’s fable, lending the emotional subtext at points a penumbra of cello.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The Brooklynite was an invention of the bar at the Stork Club, the most famous nightclub in New York.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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For the unfamiliar, jibaritos are a Chicago invention deeply tied to the city's Puerto Rican population, and here, Irizarry and friends fry plantains to a tostone-perfection.—
Jessi Roti,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
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That wasn’t a figment of the imagination.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Fear is a figment of your imagination.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Fiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiction. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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