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Recent Examples of mythological
Like a great mythological beast that only mere mortals can ride.
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
My father’s grief felt vast, of mythological proportion.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Because Dylan is one of the most mythological and scholastically researched figures in all of music, there’s a fascinating interplay between the events from Dylan’s actual timeline and Mangold and Cocks’ own creative license.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
This installation — a reference to the Greek mythological figure, Narcissus — consists of 1,400 stainless steel, silver balls that reflect the viewer’s image back at them.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mythological 
Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
My father’s grief felt vast, of mythological proportion.
—Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Because Dylan is one of the most mythological and scholastically researched figures in all of music, there’s a fascinating interplay between the events from Dylan’s actual timeline and Mangold and Cocks’ own creative license.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
This installation — a reference to the Greek mythological figure, Narcissus — consists of 1,400 stainless steel, silver balls that reflect the viewer’s image back at them.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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The allegorical imagery partly found its allure from costume designer Lisy Christl.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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McCrae, too, approaches Dante’s allegorical vision with an urgency derived from a struggle that collapses the personal and the social, until the metaphysical realm seems the only possible stage.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That’s when Cora fired up some kind of imaginary jukebox inside his head and proceeded to dance the day away.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Gradually, an imaginary narrative for the property took shape.—
Blaine Davis,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But policymakers should never again ignore the basics in pursuit of fanciful heterodox solutions.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s fanciful plan for Gaza will not happen; still his wacky vision actually undermines legitimate efforts to improve relations in the Mideast, with Israel’s Arab partners like Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia looking for the exits.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 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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Ferrell is on the cowbell, and fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson’s (Christopher Walken) gotta have more cowbell, baby.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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But the film was fictional, largely focusing on the perspective of U.S. soldiers.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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