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fairy tale

noun as in children's story with magical characters

adjective as in like in a fairy tale

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The post called her death a "fairy tale" and used antisemitic tropes.

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Anybody with a passing familiarity with fairy tales knows that wishes can come true, but usually at a price.

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He urged them to ignore what he predicted would be “fairy tales” from Sotheby’s witnesses.

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She rhapsodizes in her high-pitched, childish voice that her mom told her "happy endings aren't just in fairy tales, they're real."

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These workers prefer the weeklong company of like-minded devotees dedicated to bringing to life scenes spun from the imagination, from nature and storybooks, from fairy tales and myth.

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