as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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Recent Examples of short story
In addition to her 66 novels and 14 short story collections, Christie penned 33 plays, spurred, in part, by her dissatisfaction with how others had adapted her works for the stage.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Four years ago, a high school English teacher posted a short story to Reddit, a tale with Gone Girl-worthy twists and turns.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
Her short story collection Parallel Hells was published in 2022 and her first novel, The Decadence...
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
In the short story, a drifter impersonates a missing girl to rob the girl’s family — only to realize she’s made a terrible mistake.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Four years ago, a high school English teacher posted a short story to Reddit, a tale with Gone Girl-worthy twists and turns.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
Her short story collection Parallel Hells was published in 2022 and her first novel, The Decadence...
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
In the short story, a drifter impersonates a missing girl to rob the girl’s family — only to realize she’s made a terrible mistake.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short story
Noun
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The six-part podcast series unravels the twisted tale of Stover, his ex-wife, the heiress, and the bodyguard.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The romance drama is billed as an original tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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His first-person stories include supersonic rides in seven separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 feet; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The film was adapted from Annie Proulx’s novella by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
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The titular novella follows restless loggers who plan a wintertime dance, on the condition that some of them attend as women.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Those repackaged with new signage explaining the connection to slavery or oppression will have that signage removed and the original, false or incomplete narrative restored.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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This documentary serves as a poignant narrative of his challenges and triumphs, including his post-throat cancer journey with the help of a voice box.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Short story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20story. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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