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Recent Examples of bedtime story
Cast member Garrett Morris, in drag, played Prince, telling young Amy a bedtime story about being a streetwise criminal.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
But why do some kids get more bedtime stories than others?
—Dalton Conley, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Pour the cereal, make the waffles, pack the lunch, take out the garbage; then gym, work, phone calls, emails; then dinner, a little playtime, some scrolling, baths, bedtime stories, and bed.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
Pardi grew up working construction and operating heavy machinery with his dad, so no wonder Presley counts Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site as a favorite bedtime story.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
But why do some kids get more bedtime stories than others?
—Dalton Conley, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Pour the cereal, make the waffles, pack the lunch, take out the garbage; then gym, work, phone calls, emails; then dinner, a little playtime, some scrolling, baths, bedtime stories, and bed.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
Pardi grew up working construction and operating heavy machinery with his dad, so no wonder Presley counts Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site as a favorite bedtime story.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
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But frankly, a book of short stories is usually a difficult kind of book with which to launch an author.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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New Ritual Press just released its first book, the short story collection An Odyssey of Dingbats by Omar King, one of several pieces featured in tonight’s readings.—
John McDermott,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
Noun
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As July progresses, the many tiny blooms — each with four petals and fuzzy stamens — will appear like pink, fluffy balls of yarn.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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In April, Bangladesh halted the import of yarns entering the country via its own land ports.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The filmmaker’s breakthrough: anchoring the narrative on the eight-year-old Bobo.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
7 July 2025
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In choosing to speak, in shaping their own visual and textual narratives, the survivors reclaim power.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The man who allegedly killed 18-year-old Morgan Hill resident Marissa DiNapoli has been charged with murder as new details emerge about the case, according to Santa Clara County court records.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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A day after Nvidia set a new record by reaching a $4 trillion market cap, at least three Wall Street analysts issued new reports that rated the stock a buy, according to Bloomberg data.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Last weekend’s 4-3 loss to the Houston Dynamo at Snapdragon Stadium may go down as the first gut-punch in franchise history.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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With the spotlight fixed on MSG and history already being made by the very nature of the event, everyone who steps through the ropes should be looking to make a statement.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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As a child, Carrington was raised on fairy tales in an English manor house and as an adult was caught, tragically at times, in the upheaval of WWII Europe and in the constant company of Surrealists.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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To pretend a Squid Game victory could be anything but pyrrhic would be to accept a fairy tale written by the worst people on the planet.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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