as in fictitious
not real and existing only in the imagination
the events in the horror movie seemed so real to some fans that they could not believe that the whole thing was fictional
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Recent Examples of fictional
On the show, Kate Hudson plays Isla Gordon, the new president of the fictional Los Angeles basketball team the Waves.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 May 2025
The fictional story of the human-shark relationship (and human-ocean relationship) that humans are on the menu—has been one of the most successful Hollywood narratives in motion picture history.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
This latest state-by-state trends data suggests people like fictional moms with plenty of nuance and a bit of a dark side.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 May 2025
Ready to swap the real-world drama for a fictional web of secrets and lies?
—Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 May 2025
The fictional story of the human-shark relationship (and human-ocean relationship) that humans are on the menu—has been one of the most successful Hollywood narratives in motion picture history.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
This latest state-by-state trends data suggests people like fictional moms with plenty of nuance and a bit of a dark side.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 May 2025
Ready to swap the real-world drama for a fictional web of secrets and lies?
—Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fictional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictional
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That’s the assessment in Ari Aster’s Eddington, which views that collective national trauma through the microcosm of a fictitious New Mexico small town.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The trials and tribulations of the fictitious protagonist, however, have precedents.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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But what were his motivations for the sculptural cut that reduced the body by a third, literally disabling all of the fetish’s functions except for those of its primary feature, the design, thereby intensifying it, endowing it even with an imaginary, almost futuristic acceleration?—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Dairy farmers should not be the villains in an imaginary climate change narrative - they should be respected as part of the backbone of our state's rural economy and heritage.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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What makes the book so extraordinary is that is functions as a de facto catalogue for a mythical Rolex museum, chock full of images of timepieces from every Rolex era, dating to 1908, three years after the brand was founded.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
26 May 2025
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The mythical creature is said to be the origin of the first Vietnamese people.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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“Fictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictional. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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