fictional
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Alice Oseman’s fictional world, where LGBTQ+ teenagers freely explore love, friendship and identity, expanded first to graphic novels before being turned into a hugely popular Netflix series.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Pooja's story, he says, "is fictional, but it's the reality for millions of women" and with Kamlesh's character, "we wanted to tell a story of sisterhood".
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The internet called it “Pied Piper,” after the fictional compression algorithm in HBO’s “Silicon Valley” series.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Lifelike meme videos have also been used to depict fictional Iranian military victories and even the strategic Strait of Hormuz reimagined as a cartoonish toll booth.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
"You just don't get it, do you? Gil Wrayson isn't you; he's a fictional character. I can't just change my art because you're uncomfortable with it."
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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