mythmaking
Americannoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Burden’s words leapt from the page to hyperbolic social mythmaking of near financial ruin at the hands of a dastardly husband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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
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
These success stories reinforce perceptions of mobility, as does cultural mythmaking in the form of television programs like American Idol and The Apprentice.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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