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Recent Examples of mythological
In addition to castles, the Highlands is home to a veritable cornucopia of mythological creatures, the most famous being Nessie of course.
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Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
While the french fry and pineapple consumption sounded like a delicious, slightly mythological, and high-caloric theory, there might be something to it, well sort of.
—Angela Hatem, Parents, 1 Feb. 2026
Jeff Probst reminds Mike White of Sisyphus, the mythological king cursed to spend eternity trying, and failing, to push an enormous boulder up a steep slope.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
So that undermines the mythological, American bootstrapping reading of the book.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
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Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
While the french fry and pineapple consumption sounded like a delicious, slightly mythological, and high-caloric theory, there might be something to it, well sort of.
—Angela Hatem, Parents, 1 Feb. 2026
Jeff Probst reminds Mike White of Sisyphus, the mythological king cursed to spend eternity trying, and failing, to push an enormous boulder up a steep slope.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
So that undermines the mythological, American bootstrapping reading of the book.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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These trump cards depicted allegorical figures such as Justice, Temperance, Death, and The World, reflecting Renaissance ideals of virtue, morality, and cosmic order.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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While design-minded sleuths can pick out these details and assign allegorical meaning to them, there are other subtle hints throughout the show as well.—
Alison McDermott,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Nobody has ever called Brentford head coach Keith Andrews a magical or imaginary being.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Circumpolar stars Astronomers use a common set of reference points to project Earth’s north and south poles, and the equator, onto the celestial sphere, an imaginary sphere encompassing the sky.—
Vahe Peroomian,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Shortly after WarGames was screened at the White House in June 1983, Ronald Reagan asked during a national security meeting if this sort of fanciful idea was possible.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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Answers tend to range from the familiar and practical (teacher or nurse), to the aspirational (astronaut or pro athlete), to the fanciful (superhero).—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In a signal of how much pressure there was to do right by the beloved fictional couple, four endings were written and filmed.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Irish Triangle may sound like a fictional, far-away land, but, luckily for Louisvillians, this magical corner of the Highlands is very real.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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