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as in allegorical
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Recent Examples of mythological
There’s a lot of uneasiness hiding under the surface as Michaela, wife of billionaire Peter (Kevin Bacon), prepares for a fundraiser for a bird sanctuary (cue the mythological references).
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Fuller often got the ball rolling by speaking on mythological, historical, or philosophical themes.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
But after periods of rampant overfishing and pollution, the fish had nearly vanished from the James and, in its scarcity, gained a certain mythological status.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
That the series can't decide if its mythological title is more metaphor, reality, or set dressing can be forgiven.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Fuller often got the ball rolling by speaking on mythological, historical, or philosophical themes.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
But after periods of rampant overfishing and pollution, the fish had nearly vanished from the James and, in its scarcity, gained a certain mythological status.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
That the series can't decide if its mythological title is more metaphor, reality, or set dressing can be forgiven.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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For them, animals traditionally sacrificed, such as goats and chickens, served as allegorical figures for activists who endured sacrificial violence and suffering under apartheid.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Instead, the filmmakers appear to have returned to a story whose allegorical commentary on today’s grim political landscape seems more relevant than ever.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Several heads of industry have toyed with creating an imaginary staff, embracing the self-mirroring feedback loop of their output as a plus.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Answer: Minnesota Who was Riley’s childhood imaginary friend?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Kitchen veteran Liliane is often the tart-yet-affectionate voice of reason when Antonin gets a little too fanciful for his culinary britches.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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First, both threats are fanciful to the point of serving as performance art.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Yet in the past, intimate scenes in theater, film and television were rarely treated with the same mindfulness as a make-believe duel.—
Julie Hinds,
Detroit Free Press,
17 Mar. 2023
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The internet provided a fertile new stage for my proclivity for make-believe.—
Kira Homsher,
Longreads,
14 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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The Hollywood Reporter can reveal that, under the multiyear deal, IMG Licensing will develop and manage a robust licensing program spanning Maas’s entire fictional universe with the aim of creating new touchpoints for her fervid fan base.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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In the book, five strangers – a white American geographer, a South Sudanese translator, a northern Sudanese cook, a Sudanese-American filmmaker, and a local boy – find themselves at an NGO compound in the fictional town of Saraaya, on the border of Sudan and South Sudan.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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