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storytelling

[stawr-ee-tel-ing, stohr-] / ˈstɔr iˌtɛl ɪŋ, ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
fiction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
best seller book drama fable fantasy imagination legend myth narrative novel tale yarn
STRONG
anecdote clothesline concoction crock fabrication falsehood fancy fib hooey improvisation invention lie misrepresentation potboiler prevarication romance smoke untruth whopper
WEAK
cliff-hanger figment of imagination fish story tall story terminological inexactitude work of imagination
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nonfiction reality truth
NOUN
narration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anecdote narrative tale voice-over
STRONG
account explanation recital recounting rehearsal relation report story telling yarn
WEAK
recountal
Antonyms
WEAK
concealment suppression

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“No New York: A Memoir of No Wave and the Women Who Shaped the Scene” is a powerful slice of storytelling that fills in gaps between other essential books about downtown New York City.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Affairs Live, a storytelling competition that brought the popular Times romance column to a Hollywood stage on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

So how did AI find a place in a genre that is fundamentally rooted in the human experience and storytelling, blending folk, blues, and even gospel influences?

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Rooted in epic and devotional storytelling, it played out on all-sided stages, driven by heightened voice, gesture and costume.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The wandering bands of storytelling Sapiens were the most important and most destructive force the animal kingdom had ever produced.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari