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Recent Examples of mythological
These four mythological creatures were introduced to Korea during the Three Kingdoms period and were depicted in Goguryeo tomb paintings as symbols of the afterlife and, later, as tomb guardians.
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Strawn is left to care for Mildred while her mom is hospitalized and the pair set off on a trip to find the mythological Canterbury Panther.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Instead, Benoit believes it was depicted as a rain animal — an important type of mythological figure for the San.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Named after the mythological sister of GAIA, NYX is the Greek goddess of the night who is influenced by the Greek gods Zeus and Chaos.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Strawn is left to care for Mildred while her mom is hospitalized and the pair set off on a trip to find the mythological Canterbury Panther.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Instead, Benoit believes it was depicted as a rain animal — an important type of mythological figure for the San.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Named after the mythological sister of GAIA, NYX is the Greek goddess of the night who is influenced by the Greek gods Zeus and Chaos.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
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Or were her emotions in fact the puppets, forced to act out an illustrative action-adventure in allegorical space?Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Dial created works in a variety of modes, from allegorical paintings to massive assemblages.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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And the exasperation goes from imaginary frustration to real annoyance.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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And through her mesmerizing filmmaking, Kapadia creates a world that didn’t seem possible — which, of course, reinforces how imaginary this new place might prove to be.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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In this rosy way of thinking, Trump won’t ever stand for election again and has a legacy to consider — a fanciful notion that is plainly a triumph of hope over experience.Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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With a cartoon aesthetic only the early Space Age could deliver, the fanciful four-wheeler was not fully appreciated in its time.Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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Set in the fictional town of Salem, Illionois, Days of Our Lives follows the lives of several families including the Bradys, the Hortons, the Carvers, the DiMeras and the Kiriakises.Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Plus, this isn't that much of a political fantasy: There's no way both the president and the vice president could be women, even in this fictional world.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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