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Recent Examples of mythological
Your grandmother stood in the kitchen, looking mythological, hands crossed on her apron.
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Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
This sequel includes a generous recap of the previous film’s story, based on ancient Chinese mythological characters and the 16th-century epic novel Investiture of the Gods.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The designs range from anthropomorphized animals, mythological creatures and nods to NASA's past, present and future space exploration efforts.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Magu, the Chinese deity and mythological Goddess of cannabis, is a woman for a reason.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
This sequel includes a generous recap of the previous film’s story, based on ancient Chinese mythological characters and the 16th-century epic novel Investiture of the Gods.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The designs range from anthropomorphized animals, mythological creatures and nods to NASA's past, present and future space exploration efforts.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Magu, the Chinese deity and mythological Goddess of cannabis, is a woman for a reason.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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When 1984 was published in 1949, the novel was seen as an allegorical take on the Soviet Union.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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The heavily allegorical fantasy is notable for its heavy use of philosophical and Biblical symbolism, and touches on themes common in Oshii’s other works, particularly the relationship between dreams and reality.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Few characters, real or imaginary, have sustained this type of stage and screen presence for so many decades.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Laura, used to getting away with murder, just neglected Daniel’s imaginary corpse after conjuring it.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are some exceptions to this mode of fanciful speculation.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite the fanciful name, though, the structures are actually tombs.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 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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To respond to a volatile inflation crisis, should the CEO of Burger & Bites, a fictional fast-food chain, introduce dynamic pricing to its restaurants?—
Elie Ofek,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Sep. 2025
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College football fan favorite Fansville, a satirical episodic drama from Dr Pepper set in a fictional college town, is returning for its eighth season.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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