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
My grass was a bright shade of fairy tale green, the trees were budding and my tulips had bloomed.
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Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
But then the Huskies came out and got the fairy tale.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That would have been a fairy tale — riding off into the sunset with the best player ever to play college basketball.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That Del Toro juxtaposed luminous elements fit for a fairy tale with unflinching violence prompted an epiphany for Ezban.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
But then the Huskies came out and got the fairy tale.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That would have been a fairy tale — riding off into the sunset with the best player ever to play college basketball.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That Del Toro juxtaposed luminous elements fit for a fairy tale with unflinching violence prompted an epiphany for Ezban.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy tale
Noun
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Over the course of the game, hosted by the charming Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), the cash changed hands a few times, lies were told, innocent people were voted out, and tears were shed.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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An outside investigation tied a Union County elected official to a controversial social media account accused of spreading lies.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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Historians recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document depicting the tales of King Arthur and Merlin – and its survival is considered a miracle.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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That said, the tale of how a crude blue cartoon bear ran for office and actually did well despite common sense became far more relevant once Donald Trump began campaigning for the presidency.—
Steve Greene,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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