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1
as in legendary
based on, described in, or being a myth
for years the Spanish conquistadors searched for the mythical El Dorado, a place of unimaginable riches
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2
as in fantastical
not real and existing only in the imagination
the mythical unicorn
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Recent Examples of mythical
So how do this year’s Rockies stack up with the 2024 Sox in a mythical matchup?
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Skates have long been used to craft mythical creatures.
—Peter Kyne, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
And his government constructed a temple to Ram on the site of a former mosque in Ayodhya, the mythical birthplace of the eponymous hero of a Hindu epic.
—Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2025
Ozark Bathhouse, adorned with facade planters bearing pairs of mythical flying creatures, sometimes functions as a cultural center that hosts exhibits of arts and crafts.
—Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Skates have long been used to craft mythical creatures.
—Peter Kyne, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
And his government constructed a temple to Ram on the site of a former mosque in Ayodhya, the mythical birthplace of the eponymous hero of a Hindu epic.
—Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2025
Ozark Bathhouse, adorned with facade planters bearing pairs of mythical flying creatures, sometimes functions as a cultural center that hosts exhibits of arts and crafts.
—Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythical
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In September 2024, a celebration of his life was held at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
11 July 2025
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The 2025 Tour de France continues its challenging journey through the French countryside with Stage 7 on Friday, July 11, a 197 km trek from the coastal town of Saint-Malo to the legendary Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan in Brittany.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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When free of ice, the fabled Northwest Passage connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific via the Bering Sea ‒ a 40% shorter route for ships to travel from Asia to Europe compared to using the Panama or Suez canals.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Opened in 1900, the fabled resort was long a Venetian refuge for cultural glitterati and has hosted Winston Churchill, poet Ezra Pound and celebrities including Elizabeth Taylor, Marcello Mastroianni, George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Madonna.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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These fake-vulnerable posts combining success stories with pretend insecurity trigger eye rolls, not engagement.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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For makeup fun, there is pretend lipstick, two nail polish bottles, blush, a makeup brush, eye shadow and an applicator.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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In a sit-down interview, Goldberg said the amount of disrespect Gunther had for Goldberg was unreal.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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And, if Mateer and Ott are as-advertised, this could be an unreal year for the Sooners.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The Royal Observatory Greenwich is home to Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian, an imaginary line of longitude, designated as 0 degrees that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The soundtrack shifts toward lighter indie rock and away from brain-numbing redundancies, while the story treats those imaginary genre sketches like an accidental off-ramp left in the rearview.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 July 2025
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The story centers around a die-hard musical theater fan who plays his favorite (fictional) 1920s musical on his record player, bringing the show to life within his apartment.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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The employees of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co.'s Scranton, Pennsylvania, office were filmed for nine seasons by a fictional documentary crew, a plot point that became extremely important in the series' final season.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Further blurring fact from fiction is this latest approach of trying to capitalize on a TikTok viral moment by having a fictitious creator recite the words of a real creator.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
10 July 2025
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The Terrifier film franchise stars Art the Clown as a demonic killer who stalks his victims in the fictitious Miles County in Staten Island, New York.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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“Mythical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythical. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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