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science fiction

[sahy-uhns fik-shuhn] / ˈsaɪ əns ˈfɪk ʃən /
NOUN
literary fantasy about future
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In our science fiction world, Sinatra said, “Build me a fast computer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

This includes teams working with China's Einstein Probe and the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array, which is widely recognized from its appearance in the science fiction film Contact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Spielberg’s film, released the year before “Testament,” is a sci-fi fantasy of suburban youth in a universe of expanding possibility—an inverse image of the considerably darker, not-so-improbable science fiction in which Scottie finds himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

On the silver screen, it dazzles like few contemporary science fiction films do, opting for color over the pallid gray verisimilitude that often bogs down its peers.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

American television viewers tuned in religiously to science fiction television programs like Space Patrol and Tales of Tomorrow.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly