as in tale
a traditional description of imaginary events circulated orally among a people
West African folktales that continue to be passed from generation to generation through storytelling
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Recent Examples of folktale
A lot of the folktales referenced in Rabbit Trap are drawn from this one text from 1880, called British Goblins, from an American anthropologist called Wirt Sikes, who traveled through Wales, collected stories and sightings of goblins and fairies.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Her songs involve dark folktales, animal encounters, and bad uncles.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The Swimming Pool What folktale begins with a blacksmith in Michigan and ends with a bullfrog in New Jersey?
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Canada and the United States Indigenous tribes across what is now Canada and the northern United States (including Alaska) have myriad folktales surrounding the celestial dance.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2024
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Her songs involve dark folktales, animal encounters, and bad uncles.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
The Swimming Pool What folktale begins with a blacksmith in Michigan and ends with a bullfrog in New Jersey?
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Canada and the United States Indigenous tribes across what is now Canada and the northern United States (including Alaska) have myriad folktales surrounding the celestial dance.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folktale
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Passengers huddle to hear the fabled tale of a sailor who fell in love with the ocean, an allegory about bravery, exploration and transformation.—
Josh Rivera,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Some of the men who were deported from Guantánamo to Venezuela have told a familiar tale of being beaten by guards, strip-searched, and put into solitary confinement, and of suicide attempts as well as hunger strikes to protest the inhumane conditions.—
Edwidge Danticat,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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The actress' latest project is Clean Slate, a comedy co-starring comedy legend George Wallace about a trans daughter and cis father learning how to navigate the former's transition.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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According to a local legend, the masks and black faces with soot helped to scare away the Turks in the 16th century.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both episodes owe a big spiritual debt to Lost, which also liked to toggle back and forth between the main island story, its characters’ former lives, and all its weird mythology.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Kennedy’s reaction to measles outbreaks alarms public health experts because the former lawyer embraces myths that vitamin A and cod liver oil are effective against the virus.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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When the team compared the genetic obesity risk scores with the data gathered from the questionnaires, quite a few myths got busted.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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Patrick has a history of making their anniversaries special.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Trump White House has a history of censuring data for political purposes.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The office romances in Suits may have been swoon-worthy, but the cast’s real-life relationships are just as sweet.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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We've long been obsessed with the 27-year-old beauty queen, and are equally invested in her romance with Timothée Chalamet.—
Lena Raab,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Folktale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folktale. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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