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myth
noun as in fictitious story, often ancient
Example Sentences
Despite popular myth, Cheney often lost policy debates—though sometimes events vindicated his view.
But as his body began failing him due to progressive muscular atrophy, the myth crumbled.
That’s exactly what we’re talking about: Some mishmash misreading of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” mixed with the myth of Winston Churchill, that unregenerate racist curmudgeon turned right-wing godhead, has curdled Elon’s brain.
Finally, reject the “stab-in-the-back” myth they manufactured to blame the consequences of their actions on domestic scapegoats — Congress, the news media, the antiwar movement and, ultimately, the antiwar majority of the American people.
The idea that the dot-com bubble was dominated by Pets.com and eToys is just a myth.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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