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as in legend
a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature
according to an ancient Greek myth, humans acquired fire from Prometheus, a Titan who had stolen it from heaven
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as in mythology
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth
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as in illusion
a false idea or belief
the idea that alligators can live in the sewers of New York is just a myth
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Recent Examples of myth
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser reimagines the myth of the evil stepmother and a mother's love for her daughters.
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Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The survey found that nearly 60% of adult Gen Zers believed some tanning myths, such as that getting a base tan will prevent skin from sunburn.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Then there are the myths — persistent, stubborn and false.
—Randy Linville, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Ethereum meant there was no longer one coin, one origin myth, or one philosophy.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Moore, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The survey found that nearly 60% of adult Gen Zers believed some tanning myths, such as that getting a base tan will prevent skin from sunburn.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Then there are the myths — persistent, stubborn and false.
—Randy Linville, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Ethereum meant there was no longer one coin, one origin myth, or one philosophy.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myth
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Jaylen Brown joined that list of legends during Wednesday’s 120-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden, scoring 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting to reach 13,202 for his career.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Late rap legend Big Pun cut his teeth there, teasing future hits from his classic 1998 debut album, Capital Punishment, at the venue.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Yee is Chinese American and his manifest aesthetic to date in Chicago theater has been a boundary-crossing fusion of Chinese mythology, family storytelling and rock ‘n’ roll, all glued together with gobs of contemporary irony.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Set in Jim Crow Mississippi, the film blends blues folklore and vampire mythology into an immersive story about racial exploitation and cultural survival.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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More surprisingly, the checklist of stunts does lend itself to the film-with-in-the-film’s ever-unfolding, ad hoc script, with the boys wearing a very funny cut-out of Darby’s face to give the illusion of a leading man holding it all together.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Even the most die-hard anti-American cleric in the Iranian political system did not harbor illusions that Iran could defeat the United States in conventional ways.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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That lurid fable was followed by 2023’s Pictures of Ghosts, an impressionistic documentary that told the parallel stories of Mendonça Filho’s life in movies and Recife’s decaying cinemas.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Each fable encodes an algorithm of behavior, a compressed moral script.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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According to Appalachian folklore, this cake was traditionally a wedding delicacy.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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The pair spent their childhood summers camping here, collecting whale bones and learning from their father about regional folklore, including tales from the nearby whaling station at Bahía del Águila, which processed 4,000 cetaceans between 1906 and 1920.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
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Or are all the happenings just a delusion?—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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Leigh used every moment, every expression, to tell Blanche's story and to illustrate her torment, her delusion, and her desire for affection.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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For example, to understand how Andean cosmology shapes the night sky, how ranching traditions persist in remote Patagonian valleys, or why the culture of Chiloé feels distinct from the mainland.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bubblefest, a spring break tradition at the learning museum, opened over the weekend and will have shows on select dates through April 12.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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Republicans have a tiny majority in the House, but a larger margin for error in the Senate, except for the filibuster.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Simply put, if a human operator senses something is going wrong, the robot should react before the error escalates.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Myth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myth. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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