as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?
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Recent Examples of fairy tale
Hardy’s version is an odd but charming fairy tale that lands somewhere between tragedy and hope.
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Both musicals are adaptations of fairy tales: the former of Hans Christian Andersen’s Danish fairy tale, the latter of L. Frank Baum’s American fairy tale, The Wizard of Oz.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Jan. 2025
Spirit helpers intervene to make things right again in this arctic fairy tale set in an Inuit community.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The fairy tale version of this is that the men napped beneath an oak tree, where Lopez dreamed of gold and then woke up and dug out the magic onions.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Both musicals are adaptations of fairy tales: the former of Hans Christian Andersen’s Danish fairy tale, the latter of L. Frank Baum’s American fairy tale, The Wizard of Oz.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Jan. 2025
Spirit helpers intervene to make things right again in this arctic fairy tale set in an Inuit community.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The fairy tale version of this is that the men napped beneath an oak tree, where Lopez dreamed of gold and then woke up and dug out the magic onions.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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After being exposed as a fraud, Gibson attempted to wipe all traces of her lies from the internet.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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In addition, one out-of-town entity has expressed interest in purchasing the entire golf course, but that offer lies outside the committee’s purview.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And, in Washington, the 2004 tale of love and short-term memory loss took the crown.—
Melissa Santos,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Their vocal chemistry and mutual affinity for a retro-country sound is undeniable, and this tale of an evening spent drinking, singing karaoke and hoping this dive-bar connection could turn into more serves as a perfect sonic setting.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her story is a testament to perseverance and unconditional love, reminding us that nothing is impossible.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Musk bid $97.4 billion for OpenAI's assets (not $94.7 billion).—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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