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Recent Examples of mythological
Many of the most striking features perch above the street with statues of mythological figures and animals adorning rooftops and ledges.
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AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
The plotline of mashes up mythological figures with Wrestlemania flair.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The movie is loosely based on the Greek mythological figure Orpheus, a legendary musician who travels to the underworld to save the love of his life, Eurydice.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The mythological figure of Hindu God Shiva catapulted Tripathi to pop-culture fame with his debut novel trilogy in 2010.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
The plotline of mashes up mythological figures with Wrestlemania flair.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The movie is loosely based on the Greek mythological figure Orpheus, a legendary musician who travels to the underworld to save the love of his life, Eurydice.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The mythological figure of Hindu God Shiva catapulted Tripathi to pop-culture fame with his debut novel trilogy in 2010.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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The industrial workspace in the film functions as a compelling allegorical backdrop for broader societal issues.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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In the old allegorical star atlases, Virgo is holding a spike of wheat where Spica glows, evidently representing the harvest time which occurs in mid-October when the sun is passing that bright star.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The imaginary elements of the story — the witches, and the university — stem from growing up with my father, and reading novels by Julio Verne and Emilio Salgari.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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New York is a realm of fantasy and myth, obsession and resentment, fear and bewilderment for many who’ve never set foot in it; and many who live here also purvey and perpetuate some version of the imaginary city.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The splendid design was a bit of a departure from the many fanciful gowns that are typically taken for a spin in Cannes during this time of year.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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The exposed brick walls are freshly painted ecru, and new oversize picture windows splash sunlight onto the furniture, like a 1950s coffee table with fanciful Jacques Blin tiles on top and some inevitable scuffs on its wood legs ($8,200).—
Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Yet in the past, intimate scenes in theater, film and television were rarely treated with the same mindfulness as a make-believe duel.—
Julie Hinds,
Detroit Free Press,
17 Mar. 2023
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The internet provided a fertile new stage for my proclivity for make-believe.—
Kira Homsher,
Longreads,
14 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Ready to swap the real-world drama for a fictional web of secrets and lies?—
Andrea Bartz,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The kind now best distilled into a fictional massacre in a galaxy far, far away.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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