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fictional

adjective as in fictitious

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Yet, beneath Stephen King’s fictional history lies a sharper argument: Derry’s evil, particularly in “It,” serves as a metaphor for how fear and its consequences shape communities — both fictional and real.

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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Stuckey said that whenever she speaks publicly she imagines one fictional woman.

Earl's barrister Paul Hynes KC described his client as "a sad individual" and compared him to the deluded fictional character Walter Mitty.

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Collectors have been obsessed with Labubus - the fictional elf-like creatures with a row of jagged teeth - which have sparked long queues in shops worldwide.

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Some of them are set in Maycomb, Alabama, the fictional town which also stands for Monroeville in To Kill A Mockingbird.

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