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Recent Examples of fictioneer
The British science-fictioneer has, as a screenwriter and director, staked out a particular genre of galaxy-brain theater.
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James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictioneer
Noun
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More recently, Irish novelists Sally Rooney and Claire Keegan have had huge international success.—
Kathy Rose O'Brien,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Morrison knew there wasn’t much of a precedent for a novelist writing a successful play.—
Elon Green,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Anna Fiorentino is a storyteller focused on outdoors, adventure, and travel.—
Anna Fiorentino,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bridging the Gap Huemer believes the climate conversation needs a new kind of leadership—one that brings together artists, storytellers, engineers, and industrialists.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Irishman — long and boring, based on the self-serving memoirs of a fabulist and a creep — was supposed to be the film of the year.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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With his distinct style, business sense and comedy that’s been steadily consumed by the masses for over a quarter of a century, the comic has developed a fabulist folklore around his rise to fame akin to his favorite things outside of stand-up — videogames and professional wrestling.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Dec. 2024
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Most Black autobiographers never even planned to publish (or thought about publishing) their books commercially.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Bob Brody, a consultant and essayist, is author of the memoir Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age.—
Bob Brody,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Lilly Milman is an essayist based in Boston, Massachusetts.—
Lilly Milman,
Vox,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Fictioneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictioneer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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