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fairy tale(noun, expression, idiom, account, story)
6
anecdote(account, story, tale, narrative, chronicle)
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falsehood(noun, literature, line, lie, nonfiction)
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fish story(noun, expression, idiom, fantasy, story)
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prose(noun, talk, hint, story, chatter)
6
recital(noun, report, account, news, gag)
5
chronicle(noun, report, account, picture, writing)
5
epic(noun, report, account, news, tale)
5
fiber(noun, string, thread, filament, cotton)
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filament(noun, string, cord, thread, wire)
5
invention(noun, literature, line, lie, nonfiction)
5
rambling story(noun, story, tale, saga)
5
shaggy dog story(noun, story, tale, saga)
5
talk(noun, chatter, conversation, gossip, rumor)
5
tall story(noun, expression, literature, lie, nonfiction)
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wool(noun, fabric, fiber)
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yore(noun, story, tale, saga)
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ballad(noun, story, tale)
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cable
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cock-and-bull story(noun, expression, lie, story, exaggeration)
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