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as in story
a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature
don't believe the tales you hear about our neighbor's kid
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as in anecdote
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
asked Dad to tell once again the tale of how, as a kid, he broke his arm jumping out of a tree
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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
told tall tales in an attempt to impress me with her supposedly upper-crust background
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as in novella
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
the oft-told tale of Sleeping Beauty
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Recent Examples of tale
This cult classic tells the tale of a serial killer (Scott MacDonald) who is transformed into a murderous snowman when his prison transport collides with a genetics truck full of experimental lab acid.
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Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
This is a tale where gruesome deaths (from sepsis to car crashes) exist alongside running gags about Amanda Knox, wedding kimonos and a Saint Bernard named Ruby Hot Sauce.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The project is heavy on woozy tales of the erotic ups and emotional downs of falling hard, and the deadpan, adrift flows of Scoob and friends, like professional skirt-chaser Shaudy Kash, are like bumping Baby Smoove and Veeze with brain fog.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
But sales also told a tale of two markets, with its domestic and U.S. markets continuing to see slower sales growth, while international and especially Asia have provided new sales growth channels.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
This is a tale where gruesome deaths (from sepsis to car crashes) exist alongside running gags about Amanda Knox, wedding kimonos and a Saint Bernard named Ruby Hot Sauce.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The project is heavy on woozy tales of the erotic ups and emotional downs of falling hard, and the deadpan, adrift flows of Scoob and friends, like professional skirt-chaser Shaudy Kash, are like bumping Baby Smoove and Veeze with brain fog.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
But sales also told a tale of two markets, with its domestic and U.S. markets continuing to see slower sales growth, while international and especially Asia have provided new sales growth channels.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tale
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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.Michael D. Carroll AND Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The period piece explores the love story between Japanese American and Mexican American families during World War II, highlighting the solidarity between both communities.Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Afterward, Johnny and I return to Luis's guesthouse and lie side by side in gently swinging hammocks.Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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The magic' of this feast 'lies in its variety' The Italian American Christmas Eve tradition is believed to have originated with immigrants from southern Italy who missed the abundant seafood of the area.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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As a brainstorm for Nosferatu, Eggers wrote full novellas for each of the main characters.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Related Articles The film is based on William S. Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novella of the same name.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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Harold was arrested and transported to Troop F where he was charged with two counts of second-degree breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Court records show that Anthony Trice, 32, who was originally charged with one count of first-degree child abuse and one count of murder by domestic violence, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Jefferson Circuit Court Thursday afternoon.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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With a fan balanced behind each ear, the device operates at the level of a whisper (30 decibels), and its battery can last for 17 hours, or the equivalent of two workdays.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Neutral and clean with just a whisper of grain and pepper to enliven the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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This is a fable of an angry man who learns that throwing pots at people's heads doesn't earn Michelin stars.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 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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The singer’s latest smash brings him to a tally he’s never seen before, as even his work, which is now more than half a century old, is exciting to some audiences.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Precisely 171 different watches returned to us, while the top 50 took just shy of 400 votes (around 80 percent of the tally).Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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Trailing 3-0 in the sixth against Hingham, Abington rallied to tie the score, then tallied 10 runs in the eighth to win going away.Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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Social scores are solid in many markets and there is runway ahead.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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