as in liar
a person who tells lies
a once highly admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist
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The infamous Long Island fabulist needs revenue from the podcast to pay the $205,000 in forfeiture cash that would be due a month before sentencing, his lawyers wrote in a letter to Federal Court Judge Joanna Seybert.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Then there are the fabulist reimaginings, like the Coen Brothers classic O Brother, Where Art Thou?
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Every inch of it is fascinating: the twists and turns of Brettler’s story, the portrait of London as a playground for conmen and fabulists, the revelations that stunned Brettler’s family after he was gone.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Indeed, there may be some hope and comfort in the notion the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president of these United States is sui generis, a one-off, a fabulist political unicorn.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Then there are the fabulist reimaginings, like the Coen Brothers classic O Brother, Where Art Thou?
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Every inch of it is fascinating: the twists and turns of Brettler’s story, the portrait of London as a playground for conmen and fabulists, the revelations that stunned Brettler’s family after he was gone.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Indeed, there may be some hope and comfort in the notion the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president of these United States is sui generis, a one-off, a fabulist political unicorn.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Fabulist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabulist. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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