mythmaking

American

[mith-mayk-ing] / ˈmɪθˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

the act or process of creating myths.

adjective

engaged or involved in creating myths.

Example Sentences

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Silicon Valley’s success and mythmaking long ago transformed the once-ridiculed computer nerd into the cool tech bro.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

He did so by displaying the same knack as his ultimate boss for social-media theatrics and personal mythmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

How do you preserve its truth against decades of mythmaking?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

This is in addition to the voluminous effort spanning six nights and 12 hours that reasserts, among many truths, Burns’ dedication to exhuming the rocky facts buried underneath convenient mythmaking.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025

But my father would make no concessions to mythmaking, when the truth was available.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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