fairy tales

noun

plural of fairy tale
as in lies
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 tales Like all great fairy tales, the film’s period and setting are loose enough to grant its lessons a universal quality. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 The book features illustrations from Demelsa Haughton, who also illustrated Tori and the Muses and is known for her retelling of six Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales, among her many other works. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026 In her 2016 film The Love Witch, writer and director Anna Biller told the story of a modern-day witch driven by her desire for the kind of classical romance that fairy tales are made of. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026 The designer hinted that it’s inspired by old French folktale fairy tales from the late 1800s, which have become a popular era to draw from for the modern Provençal woman. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Created by Professor Antonio Faeti, an author and educator, the museum features exhibits on the role of shoes in fairy tales, travelers in search of discoveries, children who risk getting lost in the forest and more. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The paranoid despot is a familiar trope, in fairy tales and in fact. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 Football is full of cautionary tales (and, for the sake of balance, morally-dubious fairy tales) about the risks and rewards of taking on finance adjacent to or entangled with politics. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 July 2026
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  1. lies
  2. tales
  3. stories
Noun
  • The Chinese government has refuted the claims as lies and defended its practice and policy in Xinjiang as fighting terror and ensuring stability.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Paytas alleged that Ethan would spread lies about her family after the podcast ended and mocked her most traumatizing moments, like being molested by a teacher as a child.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of lies
Noun
  • In your garden-variety ghost story, the protagonist is generally the haunted, not the haunt, and the tales themselves are generally about how unhappy the protagonist is to find he or she is haunted.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Soon, tales of loss, memory and hopeful closure become central to the buildup, along with worried feelings of climbers’ loved ones.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of tales
Noun
  • Harmless stories, dangerous behavior Some datasets explored seemingly ordinary subjects, including beekeeping, professional wrestling, and historical public-health cases.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Pedestrians can peer down through a 2- to 3-foot-wide crevice and see stories down to the railroad tracks.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stories

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“Fairy tales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tales. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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