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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
Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Rodriguez translated that mythical history into the visual language of the guide.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Roan’s ideas are translated by Webb to mood boards featuring a wide range of folkloric and mythical references along with images of historical and contemporary fashion.
—Katie Weisman, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of Fugue is a fiendish work of near-mythical status.
—Genevieve Marks, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Rodriguez translated that mythical history into the visual language of the guide.
—Carmen F De Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Roan’s ideas are translated by Webb to mood boards featuring a wide range of folkloric and mythical references along with images of historical and contemporary fashion.
—Katie Weisman, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of Fugue is a fiendish work of near-mythical status.
—Genevieve Marks, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythical
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In Baahubali, a legendary warrior emerges from humble beginnings to challenge powerful forces threatening his homeland, as ancient prophecies and family bonds shape his journey.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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The movie takes a look back at the legendary fighter’s career and her husband’s attempt to murder her in 2010.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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In those meetings, our would-be bosses told us to make mock phone calls to prospective clients to gauge our ability to convince strangers about the merit of an imaginary product.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each one was built by a Ramona family, less to keep away any errant birds from imaginary crops at the Grange parking lot, but more to celebrate fall and enjoy a family collaboration.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their journey spans icy fjords, Byzantine intrigue, and the fabled Silk Road, blending Viking grit with ancient Chinese wisdom, unexpected alliances, and a touch of magic.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The fabled middle path—where AI adoption will be gradual, and workers will transition smoothly while investors earn reasonable returns—is an accounting fiction.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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First, and perhaps most obvious, the fictional thriller draws inspiration from the Manson Family's home invasion and murder of Sharon Tate and her friends, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger and Wojciech Frykowski, as well as Steven Parent, who was visiting the home's caretaker.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Heart of the Ocean may be fictional, but its legend feels real—modeled loosely on the Hope Diamond.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Of course, close animal encounters aren't always fictitious.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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On the surface, the glorious black-and-white concoction, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last May, tells the (mostly imagined) story of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s epoch-defining 1960 movie, Breathless.—
Tomris Laffly,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The rules of fiction require me to do this indirectly, constructing a narrator—whether a character or an imagined voice—to deliver the text at hand.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Peter [Merry] likes to use is that, when a caterpillar is becoming a butterfly, new ‘imaginal cells’ emerge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
10 May 2024
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“Mythical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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