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as in legendary
based on, described in, or being a myth
for years the Spanish conquistadors searched for the mythical El Dorado, a place of unimaginable riches
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as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination
the mythical unicorn
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Recent Examples of mythical
But among sports trading card collectors, the pièce de résistance is the 2014 Ted Lasso rookie card, which a decade later has taken on near mythical status.
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Charles Moss,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
This year marks the 100th birthday of Route 66, the real and mythical road that first spanned the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The shop provided a third space for a small but tight-knit community that the Joneses stumbled into after selling figurines of dragons, skulls, mythical creatures at the Youth Fair and Redlands flea market.
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
This is an industry that also creates its own mythical figures.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Charles Moss,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
This year marks the 100th birthday of Route 66, the real and mythical road that first spanned the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles.
—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The shop provided a third space for a small but tight-knit community that the Joneses stumbled into after selling figurines of dragons, skulls, mythical creatures at the Youth Fair and Redlands flea market.
—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
This is an industry that also creates its own mythical figures.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythical
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Available at Printemps in New York and Paris, the capsule includes palm-print luggage, velvet slippers embroidered with the collection’s cheeky slogan and coffee cups inspired by the legendary Raffles butler service.
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What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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In an age of visual and underground detection, why am I delayed at a traffic signal waiting for an imaginary vehicle to enter the intersection?
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This was long before the days of mo-cap or green screens, and acting with imaginary scene partners was far from the norm.
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But what about the fabled lottery curse?
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Rising above the fabled Badlands, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, focuses on Roosevelt’s cattle ranching and cowboy days in 1880s North Dakota.
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While the heroine in this novel is fictional, readers will be drawn to this mystery set during WWII about codebreaking, and a Nazi threat on American soil.
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Cue a whole host of dodgy deals and shady string-pulling, not to mention an extramarital affair, as the entirely fictional — but no doubt true to life — character abandons any sense of morality.
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The book traces the fictitious Yeoman family’s evolution over generations from self-sufficient homesteaders to participants in global markets.
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Hosting its usual presentation at its headquarters, located a stone’s throw from San Babila square, the brand installed video walls that broadcast a fictitious runway show created with the help of AI.
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The humanities will survive not by defending an imagined past of disinterested purity, but by demonstrating their necessity in a fractured republic.
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That is, real, not merely illusory, measures, so that the allure to breach peace for imagined gains is overshadowed.
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Peter [Merry] likes to use is that, when a caterpillar is becoming a butterfly, new ‘imaginal cells’ emerge.
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With one technique, for example—called imaginal exposure—you might be asked to visualize the process of going to the airport, boarding the plane, and experiencing a bad bout of turbulence.
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“Mythical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythical. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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