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as in myths
a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature
according to one creation mythos, humans sprang from the forehead of a god
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as in mythologies
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
the Superman mythos has long since become ingrained in popular American culture
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Autumn Johnson, executive director of Arizona solar advocacy group AriSEIA, said myths about solar energy have flourished in communities across the state, stalling the construction of cheap, deployable electricity when the state needs it most.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2025 -
The blue turf is iconic and the stuff of myths.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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America has its own mythologies of masculine desire, and many of them are worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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The mythologies of the medical ass could blossom, like the oral folklore of a tribe allowed to retain its own myths without the colonizing interference of invaders.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ancient cultures across Scandinavia, North America, Asia, and Europe developed myths and legends to explain the mysterious lights.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Players from Cape Verde who may not be well-known are now going to go down as legends for the squad from the island nation off Africa’s western coast.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Alongside Tibetan performers, who brought their own culture, traditions, and voices, the concerts would go on to draw more than 325,000 attendees, and reach millions more through television broadcasts, radio coverage, and early large-scale online streams.—
Michele Amabile Angermiller,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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The food is increasingly lavish and varied, and some new traditions have replaced old ones.—
Ani Duzdabanyan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The novel has a freewheeling spirit that recalls Italo Calvino’s space fables in Cosmicomics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The Syfy-channel TV show Channel Zero uses some of the best known of these fables as fodder for serialized storytelling.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Because of their incredible abilities and beautiful hues, birds have become symbols with a variety of meanings in many cultures and folklores.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2026
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The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Mythoi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythoi. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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