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short stories

NOUN

short work of fiction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

narrative novella tale

WEAK

account novelette yarn

Antonyms

WEAK

epic

Example Sentences

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It also hopes to flip the script, so to speak, publishing short stories based on new and upcoming series and films.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The company this month plans to start publishing short stories in Drafting, its ad-supported Substack about culture and fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Unlike the other artifacts with no traceable provenance, these short stories are bad.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The short story made its way into Thomas' best-known collection of short stories, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, which was published in 1940.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He wrote this terrific book of short stories, The Secret Goldfish, in case you never heard of him.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger