as in mythology
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
the Scottish Highlands are rich in folklore
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Recent Examples of folklore
Begins at noon April 13, Steinmetz Hall, free ‘The Last Firefly’: Naomi Iizuka’s play for young audiences combines Japanese fairy tales and folklore to tell the mythical tale of Boom, the son of Thunder, who must confront the forces of nature in a blend of magic, courage and wonder.
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Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Singh’s early work weaves mythology and folklore, incorporating recurring symbols (flowers, turtles, cars, mangoes...) and often featuring borders, sometimes floral, in the style of Indian miniatures.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Similarly, every motif woven into the pieces represents some sort of message or folklore.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
And Butler, the volcanic personality who’s been known to generate stories worthy of folklore with his competitive spirit, didn’t produce a new tale of his greatness, scoring just 11 points.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Singh’s early work weaves mythology and folklore, incorporating recurring symbols (flowers, turtles, cars, mangoes...) and often featuring borders, sometimes floral, in the style of Indian miniatures.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Similarly, every motif woven into the pieces represents some sort of message or folklore.
—Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
And Butler, the volcanic personality who’s been known to generate stories worthy of folklore with his competitive spirit, didn’t produce a new tale of his greatness, scoring just 11 points.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folklore
Noun
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Few bands have inspired such complicated or closely studied mythology.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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Tweaking the age-old mythology of a creature that’s graced biblical passages, Renaissance paintings and many a tween’s backpack, filmmaker Alex Scharfman’s debut does manage to rebrand the unicorn as something other than kid-friendly.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In keeping with the tradition of the Ingenieur, a soft-iron inner case shields the movement against the effects of magnetic fields.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Those laws grew out of the state’s progressive tradition, which sought to restrain the power of wealth in the political system.—
Dan Kaufman,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And of course, there’s talk of Area 51, a remote, formerly top-secret U.S. military base that has long been the subject of UFO and space alien lore.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The original Tangled starred Mandy Moore as the golden-haired princess of fairy-tale lore and Zachary Levi as the dashing rogue Flynn Rider.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Folklore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folklore. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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