bedtime stories

plural of bedtime story

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime stories
Noun
  • Child has penned 29 Jack Reacher novels, as well as a book of short stories.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
  • Michelsen, born in Tórshavn, is a bestselling author known for her poetry, short stories, and novels for all ages.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Melange, gradient, multicolor, degradé print, paillette, malfilato or flamed are a few examples of Italian fancy yarns.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • These longer fibers can be spun into finer, smoother and more durable yarns, securing Egyptian cotton’s place in high-end shirting, bedding, and premium fabrications.
    Kaja Grujic, Vogue, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Andersen had sent Dickens a copy of his fairy tales translated into English, and Dickens neglected to show the children.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Zipes, an accomplished scholar of fairy tales, explores the genre’s enduring appeal and its social functions in this erudite essay collection.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Those films have frequently been described by reviewers and political commentators as advancing narratives aligned with Hindu nationalist politics, although their makers have defended them as fact-based or historically grounded.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Uranus in Gemini is transforming the structure of our conversations, narratives and mindsets, making previous methods of communication feel increasingly inadequate.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • But the records do not identify Swift or Kelce or indicate whether the event is directly connected to the couple.
    Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Between daily high temperatures and warm overnight lows — which won't be low enough to offer much relief — more than 300 records are expected to be set by Saturday.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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“Bedtime stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20stories. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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