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as in allegorical
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Recent Examples of mythological
Ismailova’s Arslanbob reveals infrastructures that are sustained through internal, often unnoticed, material and mythological ecology.
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The ancient Greek word charassein contains an element of what Kirby was taking about—that the creation of a character is in some way one of personal transference, a kind of mythological wish fulfillment.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
In addition to castles, the Highlands is home to a veritable cornucopia of mythological creatures, the most famous being Nessie of course.
—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
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The ancient Greek word charassein contains an element of what Kirby was taking about—that the creation of a character is in some way one of personal transference, a kind of mythological wish fulfillment.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
In addition to castles, the Highlands is home to a veritable cornucopia of mythological creatures, the most famous being Nessie of course.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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It has also been viewed by many as an allegorical commentary on first century Christianity and Rome, and has been seen as an impending apocalyptic prophecy by generations ever since.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even as Riley’s high-concept, allegorical sci-fi spins wildly out of control, especially around a teleportation device that’s somehow both under- and overexplained, the three actors ground a dizzying, entertaining acid trip that plays all the way to the back of the room.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Bartle replied that the two Kansas Cities were really one big city, separated only by an imaginary state line.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the Williams-Paisley household, even an imaginary man can cause a marital kerfuffle.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Méliès would take the artform in a more self-consciously fanciful direction – into science fiction and fantasy.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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April Fools' Day was a thing back then, too — and of course, other fanciful stories that might have gotten Chicagoans riled up have turned up since.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The two bonded over Crane’s adoration of the 1930s fictional detective Nero Wolfe and the formative subject of their fathers.—
Annie Vainshtein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Getting cleared of a gruesome crime has boosted his social cache in his upper-class neighborhood of Westmont Village, a fictional New York suburb.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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