myths
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pluralof myth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
mythnouna traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
Example Sentences
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"It is low - 27%," Parr admitted, suggesting that people may be being put off by myths that signing up could affect their insurance premiums.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The author’s careful research destroys many Victorian myths about the lives and fates of these women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the remaining lore, myths recur of episodes of runaway planetary temperature changes, hot and cold, as well as a series of volcanic blasts that changed the globe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
One of the most central myths in online testosterone research is that the more is always better, without qualification.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
He drifted about with his head full of myths, always at least half lost in some otherland of story.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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