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as in legends
a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature
according to an ancient Greek myth, humans acquired fire from Prometheus, a Titan who had stolen it from heaven
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as in mythologies
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth
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as in illusions
a false idea or belief
the idea that alligators can live in the sewers of New York is just a myth
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Recent Examples of myths
Nseyo notes there are plenty of unsupported myths around what causes UTIs, so stick to these tips.
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Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Effective public speaking is crucial for personal branding and career advancement, a skill anyone can develop by replacing common myths with empowering mindsets.
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William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Blending historical facts and patriotic myths, the works offer a vibrant, playful and sometimes absurd look at events like the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Washington crossing the Delaware.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The Amalfi Coast is no stranger to myths and legends, both ancient and modern.
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Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Legendary’s Monsterverse is an expansive cross-platform story universe centered around humanity’s battle to survive in a world facing a catastrophic new reality – the monsters of myths and legends are real.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
These myths arise for a purpose, for a need that already exists.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
There’s a lot that feels timely about greed versus governance and myths and propaganda.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Ancient cultures across Scandinavia, North America, Asia, and Europe developed myths and legends to explain the mysterious lights.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Effective public speaking is crucial for personal branding and career advancement, a skill anyone can develop by replacing common myths with empowering mindsets.
—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Blending historical facts and patriotic myths, the works offer a vibrant, playful and sometimes absurd look at events like the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Washington crossing the Delaware.
—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The Amalfi Coast is no stranger to myths and legends, both ancient and modern.
—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Legendary’s Monsterverse is an expansive cross-platform story universe centered around humanity’s battle to survive in a world facing a catastrophic new reality – the monsters of myths and legends are real.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
These myths arise for a purpose, for a need that already exists.
—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
There’s a lot that feels timely about greed versus governance and myths and propaganda.
—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for myths
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Like Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed fighting to exhaustion, the two aging legends will look to do the same with a round-of-16 spot on the line.
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Now, Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon, two WNBA legends, will serve as general managers and select their rosters among the 22 All-Stars who get the opportunity to represent their teams in Chicago.
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The work interweaves South and Southeast Asian mythologies and histories with Western cultural touchstones—from canonical artists to sacred texts—often with a deliberate sense of unease.
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America has its own mythologies of masculine desire, and many of them are worse.
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Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
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Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.
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My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
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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.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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All my delusions were still intact; the hospitalization had done nothing to shake them.
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Each exchange led to a conversation about how their traditions and lives differed.
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Andronis describes the restaurant as a traditional Greek taverna set against the caldera cliffs, blending Greek traditions with Santorini’s romance and exclusivity.
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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“Myths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myths. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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