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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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as in fantastical
not real and existing only in the imagination
the mythical unicorn
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Recent Examples of mythical
Pedal away from a mythical creature in Saskatchewan Every February, hardy folks flock to northern Saskatchewan for the Escape the Hooved Man event, a roughly 18-mile fat-biking race run by the off-the-grid Big Eddy Lodge and tour operator Aski Holistic Adventures.
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Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
There’s no place like home Lakers coach JJ Redick sighed at my question postgame Wednesday, the words potentially poking at the mythical forces that determine whether your team is lucky or not.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Tourists and passers-by enjoy posing for photos with the mythical fishmonger, but her low-cut dress sometimes attracts the wrong kind of attention.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
More recently, the Disney movie Turning Red told a mythical tale involving a teenage girl going through puberty.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
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Steve Lyons, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
There’s no place like home Lakers coach JJ Redick sighed at my question postgame Wednesday, the words potentially poking at the mythical forces that determine whether your team is lucky or not.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Tourists and passers-by enjoy posing for photos with the mythical fishmonger, but her low-cut dress sometimes attracts the wrong kind of attention.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
More recently, the Disney movie Turning Red told a mythical tale involving a teenage girl going through puberty.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythical
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Deep in the heart of Crete, where myth intertwines with natural wonder, stands the legendary olive tree of Vouves.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Dressed by her regular collaborator Azzedine Alaïa in a series of clingy, hooded ensembles, the legendary model-musician looked unlike any Bond girl that came before her, but spoke to the spirit of her era perhaps better than any other had.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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For a group of players who seemed almost too comfortable under predecessor Gregg Berhalter at the Copa América last summer, results since Pochettino’s hiring haven’t come close to providing the fabled new-manager bounce.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Nature lovers can go for an unforgettable road trip along the country’s fabled Wilderness Road and enjoy activities like skiing, hiking and fishing.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Learning Resources Calculator Cash Register includes 30 pretend bills, 40 plastic coins, a pretend credit card, and more.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
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Through pretend play, cooperative games, or storytelling, kids can explore different perspectives and practice kindness.—
Alana Bracken,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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While the end result is backpacking-good (i.e. not on the same level as my favorite Thai restaurant in town), my wife and I can both eat it from the same container while enjoying an unreal sunset in the high alpine, which is plenty fancy for us.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
7 Feb. 2025
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Comfortable Hiking Boots Columbia Women's Newton Ridge Hiking Boots The hiking opportunities in Puerto Rico are unreal, with plenty of waterfalls, rugged coastline, and lush rainforest trails to choose from.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2025
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After the war, that technology, developed by a painfully pretentious guru named Ethan Skate (Stanley Tucci), was sold to the public as a way of keeping them sedated and immersed in imaginary worlds.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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And now a question for a future newsletter: Do the kids in your life have imaginary friends?—
Anna North,
Vox,
13 Mar. 2025
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In this mostly fictional version, the reclusive Omara has to decide whether or not to come back from retirement and record with her old colleagues from the fervent Cuban years, thus confronting those ghosts.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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There is no Eleven, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Hopper, Joyce, or the rest of the residents of the fictional Hawkins, Indiana.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Morgan & Morgan, the firm that puts up those annoying Philly billboards, was fined after one of their lawyers admitted to using an AI program that generated fictitious case citations in a legal filing.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Putin cannot refuse a ceasefire, without losing the fictitious moral high ground.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Mythical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythical. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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