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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
One of the projects, Ono Ghost Market, which was originally developed as a streaming series before being retooled as a feature film, will draw inspiration from Asian myths about supernatural marketplaces.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
But the drastic measures that looksmaxxers are willing to take are lethal to one of their own foundational myths—the myth of natural beauty.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Here are the most common protein myths, debunked to clear up the confusion about this essential nutrient.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
The Mirror doesn’t always trade in great American myths.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Inside, the rooms look molded out of adobe, and murals tell the story of Noah and his animals but also, for some reason, Greek myths.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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
In a 2022 interview with The Guardian, Gavras mused over his upbringing consisting of Greek myths over Disney movies and criticized the latter for underemphasizing the value of hard work.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
But the drastic measures that looksmaxxers are willing to take are lethal to one of their own foundational myths—the myth of natural beauty.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Here are the most common protein myths, debunked to clear up the confusion about this essential nutrient.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
The Mirror doesn’t always trade in great American myths.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Inside, the rooms look molded out of adobe, and murals tell the story of Noah and his animals but also, for some reason, Greek myths.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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
In a 2022 interview with The Guardian, Gavras mused over his upbringing consisting of Greek myths over Disney movies and criticized the latter for underemphasizing the value of hard work.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for myths
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The clip package was beautifully done, highlighting screen legends like Diane Keaton and Robert Redford.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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Here, Flanigan shares why he was drawn to denim and the legends that have inspired him.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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In many mythologies the hero is a troubled character, and their stories can leave us with the sense that none of us would really want that kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 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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Only hours into the conflict, an errant strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in southern Iran served as a gut-wrenching reminder of the cost of such illusions, and a testament to the grim truth that those who pay most dearly for the fog of war are almost always the innocent.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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Miuccia Prada, herself a billionaire, has no illusions that the runway is a space for political grandstanding.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The performance felt both virtuosic and repulsive, a goulash of hype, sloganeering, and calls to violence spiked with in-jokes, shaggy-dog anecdotes, and populist fables, all of it seductive and—in our dangerous era—familiar.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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Animated family films have been a staple of entertainment culture for nearly a century and offer a rich catalog of adventures, fables, fairy tales and dramas.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
27 Jan. 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
Noun
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No more division, distraction of gender delusions.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Multiple studies have explored the tendency of chatbots to encourage users’ delusions.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The court said that any gun laws must have a strong grounding in the nation’s historical traditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In some traditions, a celestial beast was believed to be devouring the Moon.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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No man’s land Remarkably, all of this has been happening in a regulatory vacuum and with technology that is known to make errors.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Documents released since December have included redaction errors, leaked victim identities, and ongoing complaints of mishandling by department officials.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Myths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myths. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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