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as in allegorical
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Recent Examples of mythological
The mythological figure of Hindu God Shiva catapulted Tripathi to pop-culture fame with his debut novel trilogy in 2010.
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
To that end, the mythological references are meaningful, speaking to the archetypes we’re often locked into, and the defiant types like Cal who make their escape.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
This route winds through Madrid’s past and present—its mythological guardians, architectural standouts, UNESCO sites, and open-air hangouts—one step at a time.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
Asked about her favorite fictional characters, Sharma names the characters of Krishna and Draupadi from the Hindu mythological epic Mahabharata.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
To that end, the mythological references are meaningful, speaking to the archetypes we’re often locked into, and the defiant types like Cal who make their escape.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
This route winds through Madrid’s past and present—its mythological guardians, architectural standouts, UNESCO sites, and open-air hangouts—one step at a time.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
Asked about her favorite fictional characters, Sharma names the characters of Krishna and Draupadi from the Hindu mythological epic Mahabharata.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
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The Boucher Room By contrast, the Boucher Room, named for the set of allegorical paintings by the 18th-century French court painter François Boucher (1703-1770) that cover its walls, is exactly as Helen’s mother, Adelaide, knew it.—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Coogler presents a provocatively Africanist view of Black American experience, and does so with exuberant inventiveness; the uncompromising political essence of his allegorical vision is expressed with aesthetic delight.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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The imaginary elements of the story — the witches, and the university — stem from growing up with my father, and reading novels by Julio Verne and Emilio Salgari.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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New York is a realm of fantasy and myth, obsession and resentment, fear and bewilderment for many who’ve never set foot in it; and many who live here also purvey and perpetuate some version of the imaginary city.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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However, a fanciful title charge would collapse in November and early December in a period where Spurs picked up one point from five league matches.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Glancing at goals specifically, catching Erling Haaland’s unprecedented 36 in one campaign looks fanciful.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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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
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Also surmised by the movie trailer is that the plot surrounds fictional driver Sonny Hayes, played by actor Brad Pitt.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
4 May 2025
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Focus Features Papal conclaves have inspired several books and films Released in 2024, the movie Conclave, based on the 2016 novel of the same name, focuses on the fictional death of a Pope and the subsequent election process.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 May 2025
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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