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mythmaking

American

[mith-mayk-ing] / ˈmɪθˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

the act or process of creating myths.

adjective

engaged or involved in creating myths.

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Modern political mythmaking now happens collaboratively between politicians, supporters, influencers and AI-generated visual culture.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

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

Maytha Alhassen, a historian who studies media and national identity, sees Pallywood not as a uniquely Israeli phenomenon but as part of the mythmaking process in many nations.

From Slate ● May 30, 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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