as the story goes

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Sense: Noun: imaginative writing

Synonyms:

narrative , tale , novel , parable, legend , myth , fable, fairy tale, fairy story, fiction , memoir, writeup, write-up, apologue, romance , epic, saga, novella

Sense: Noun: real-life episode

Synonyms:

anecdote, tale , event , episode, fortunes, vignette

Sense: Noun: newspaper article

Synonyms:

article , piece , account , commentary, news , information , scoop , exclusive

Sense: Noun: unfolding of events in literature

Synonyms:

plot , arc, action , subplot, narrative , narrative arc

Sense: Noun: lie

Synonyms:

lie , fabrication, invention , fib, tale , falsehood, hoax , white lie, untruth, tall story (informal), tall tale (informal), joke , sick joke, likely story (ironic, informal), cock-and-bull story (UK, informal)

Sense: Noun: situation

Synonyms:

situation , deal (informal), picture (informal), status , scenario , sitch (slang)

Sense: Noun: rumor

Synonyms:

rumor, rumour (UK), whispers, gossip , talk , the word (informal), the word on the street (informal), hearsay

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