myth
Example Sentences
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There are all sorts of urban myths about what prompts the IRS to look more closely at your return, and most of them aren’t true.
From MarketWatch
The event, attended by more than 300 people, aimed to dispel myths and online misinformation as well as connect women with experts in pregnancy, fertility, menopause, endometriosis and neurodiversity.
From BBC
With all its horrors, the Iran-Iraq war also created the foundational myth of the Islamic Republic, cementing its power for the ensuing decades.
This generally isn’t true—and it’s a myth that keeps families from better educational opportunities for their children.
The opera offers a modern twist on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, in which Diego seeks to summon his late wife on Mexico’s Day of the Dead.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
