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as in allegorical
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Recent Examples of mythological
Even the camera surrenders itself to all the loveliness, but is most intensely in love with the wealthy, brainy but none too deep character of Parthenope (named after a mythological character), and, by extension, actress Celeste Dalla Porta.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Ambitious artistic director, James Figueras (Duris), is reviving Orpheus, the mythic opera by Ernest Dupré, inspired by the Greek mythological figure of Orpheus and his journey into the underworld in search of his dead wife Euridice.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
In addition to the structures and the lead water pipe, archaeologists unearthed slabs of Roman-era pottery and terracotta plates depicting mythological scenes, which likely adorned rooftops or garden structures.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
The colorful artworks depict mythological characters connected to the Trojan War.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Ambitious artistic director, James Figueras (Duris), is reviving Orpheus, the mythic opera by Ernest Dupré, inspired by the Greek mythological figure of Orpheus and his journey into the underworld in search of his dead wife Euridice.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
In addition to the structures and the lead water pipe, archaeologists unearthed slabs of Roman-era pottery and terracotta plates depicting mythological scenes, which likely adorned rooftops or garden structures.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
The colorful artworks depict mythological characters connected to the Trojan War.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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The allegorical painting is routinely interpreted as a message that death is always just around the corner.—
Ivan Amato,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
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McCrae, too, approaches Dante’s allegorical vision with an urgency derived from a struggle that collapses the personal and the social, until the metaphysical realm seems the only possible stage.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That’s when Cora fired up some kind of imaginary jukebox inside his head and proceeded to dance the day away.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Gradually, an imaginary narrative for the property took shape.—
Blaine Davis,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But policymakers should never again ignore the basics in pursuit of fanciful heterodox solutions.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s fanciful plan for Gaza will not happen; still his wacky vision actually undermines legitimate efforts to improve relations in the Mideast, with Israel’s Arab partners like Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia looking for the exits.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 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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Originally a spinoff of the NBC sitcom, A Different World first centered on Denise’s life as an undergrad at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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In any case, the ad includes a phone number for the fictional business: 1-732-858-5242.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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