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
This British children's film, adapted from the Matt Haig book of the same name, is a winning fairy tale about the power of belief.
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Right now, his rainmaker role is the righteous ruler Sarastro in Mozart’s Masonic fairy tale The Magic Flute.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
The vibrant costumes, the whimsical sets, the magical creatures create a fairy tale atmosphere, while the witty dialogue and pop culture references make the movie feel fresh and accessible to a modern audience.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In her first major casting since breaking out with Cannes hit Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón has signed on to star in Las Malas, a Spanish-language adaptation of the dark fairy tale novel Bad Girls by author Camila Sosa Villada.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Right now, his rainmaker role is the righteous ruler Sarastro in Mozart’s Masonic fairy tale The Magic Flute.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
The vibrant costumes, the whimsical sets, the magical creatures create a fairy tale atmosphere, while the witty dialogue and pop culture references make the movie feel fresh and accessible to a modern audience.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In her first major casting since breaking out with Cannes hit Emilia Pérez, Karla Sofía Gascón has signed on to star in Las Malas, a Spanish-language adaptation of the dark fairy tale novel Bad Girls by author Camila Sosa Villada.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
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Former Fox Broadcasting executive Preston Padden and other activists argued that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, the father and son who control Fox Corp, should be held accountable for Fox’s promotion of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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The fourth sought to block Fox Corp.'s local TV division's renewal of the license for its Philadelphia station over corporate sibling Fox News's promotion of lies about fraud in the 2020 elections.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not long ago, Mallaby recommended to us a few of the best books about such tales.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2025
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The tale of that match has been told a few times in the quarter-century since.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional information, context, and statements.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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