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mythical

[mith-i-kuhl] / ˈmɪθ ɪ kəl /


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Suleimani was powerful and viewed as a national hero in Iran, and his mythical status grew even more in death.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In 1994 the Hollywood film “Rapa-Nui” rendered the mythical apocalypse into a technicolor epic of ecocide and cannibalism in which the Garden of Eden was destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

That mythical number has often been cited as the threshold at which managers, players and fans can relax - but the total has not actually been needed to stay up since 2010-11.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

“It feels almost like a mythical thing to me at this point,” he said of reaching the Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

If she wanted to have her shadow eaten by a giant mythical crab-monster, that was her business, though in fairness his readings suggested those usually lived in larger bodies of water.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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