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as in translation
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
the legend in the science textbook indicated that the accompanying picture had been enlarged by 1000%
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as in myth
a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature
some ancient civilizations had legends about spirits that inhabited trees and rocks
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as in folklore
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
that story of how the world came to be has long been part of Native American legend
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Recent Examples of legend
This includes Browns legend Joe Haden, who raised the argument as to why Shedeur Sanders may give the team a better chance at turning their season around.
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
To experience fine dining along the Eel River as legends like Eleanor Roosevelt and Clark Gable once did, the historic Benbow Inn makes for a memorable dinner.
—AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
So the legend’s mantra continues to reign.
—Tre’vell Anderson, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
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Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
To experience fine dining along the Eel River as legends like Eleanor Roosevelt and Clark Gable once did, the historic Benbow Inn makes for a memorable dinner.
—AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
So the legend’s mantra continues to reign.
—Tre’vell Anderson, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legend
Noun
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Earlier this month, the actress got candid about being a single mom in a lengthy caption on her Instagram.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The caption listed everyone’s name except hers.—
Adrian Miller,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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Foundation Rock also highlights her relationship with other protective deities, consistently linking her power to myths and the spiritual undertone of water.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pitting vengeful ghosts against a backdrop of a supernatural love story, the film charmingly plays with genre to question how history and myth can probe collective and socio-political grief.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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The longer, second part of each episode ('The Long Sweetening') focuses on a history or folklore topic from the Ozark region.—
Becca Martin-Brown,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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The film is inspired by Mexican folklore.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Minkoff Darren Leather Shoulder Bag Stash away your phone, wallet, keys, and lip gloss in this on-sale leather shoulder bag.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The women’s restroom was locked and a key was not available, a co-owner told inspectors.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Will there be fables about musical sand dunes on Mars?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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There’s a whole other movie happening within Good Fortune‘s attempt to Aesop-fable its way to some moral about a modest life being a more fulfilling one even if you’re forced to live in your car.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Set in Salem, Massachusetts, the third season will dive deeper into the mythology of witchcraft, introduce new ‘spellbound’ families and feature some of the historical happenings of Salem, the infamous town of witch trials and folklore.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Curse builds a complex internal mythology using clips from fake reality TV series and faux newscasts, steadily undermining the viewer's sense of reality by combining sinister figures from Japanese folklore with an overwhelming sense of impending doom.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Growing up, Ford is what put bread on our table.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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When springtime rolls around, Chocolate Chick Cake should be on the dessert table.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this month, Bush told PEOPLE that Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, have previously put on the party, but work commitments prevented Steinfeld from continuing the tradition.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to a 2015 Time Magazine story, the tradition of benign pranks began sometime in the 1930s and 1940s in the United States, brought on perhaps as a way to defuse the tensions of economic devastation and the pain of war.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legend. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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