4
recount(noun, verb, account, story, prose)
4
short story(noun, expression, idiom, work, account)
4
sum(noun, verb, total, score, record)
4
tall tale(noun, expression, informal, deception, true)
4
tally(noun, verb, total, score, calculate)
4
tell(verb, run, total, score, record)
4
tradition(noun, wisdom, description, myth, legend)
4
version(noun, feature, report, detail, account)
3
backbiting(noun, abuse, scorn, censure, shame)
3
calumny(noun, abuse, scorn, censure, shame)
3
count(noun, total, score, calculate, count)
3
libel(noun, abuse, insult, lie, story)
3
misstatement(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
3
statement(noun, form, report, account, picture)
3
talk(shame, disgrace, dishonor, chatter, gossip)
3
tittle-tattle(gossip, scandal, drivel, prattle, twaddle)
3
tote(total, calculate, tally)
3
unicorn
3
very long work
3
white lie(noun, expression, line, lie, dishonesty)
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