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also urban myth
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Recent Examples of urban legend
The urban legend has been that the uproar among local architects led the developers of the new building on the site to hire a firm from Houston, at a time when almost every downtown building was designed by a Chicago firm.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
The weight of capturing this dance — this sort of urban legend that had happened only a few times — was great.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
This tension over competing visions of womanhood fueled the kinds of collective anxieties that manifest in modern folklore and urban legends.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
The quartet of episodes released for the third mini-season ended with a banger, another blending of a classic urban legend with a modern issue.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
The weight of capturing this dance — this sort of urban legend that had happened only a few times — was great.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
This tension over competing visions of womanhood fueled the kinds of collective anxieties that manifest in modern folklore and urban legends.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
The quartet of episodes released for the third mini-season ended with a banger, another blending of a classic urban legend with a modern issue.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for urban legend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
Noun
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Discussion of real tension quickly turned to hearsay molded by racist tropes.—
Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman,
Journal Sentinel,
18 Dec. 2024
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What Experts Say About Mucinex and Fertility It's all based on hearsay and there are no recent studies showing Mucinex can boost fertility, experts say.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
28 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This neighbor seems to keep complaining about noise but the noise is all around us!—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pickleball noise has become a national scourge, The New York Times reported in June.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Feb. 2025
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News of the signing followed rumors Belichick might still return to the NFL.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Dua Lipa is sporting some major sparkle on that finger amid recent engagement rumors.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Ward-Prowse would go on to have a solid debut season, with seven goals and 11 assists in 51 appearances, but there were more reports of a rift between manager and technical director.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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In late December, the filmmaker shared a link to the Times report on Lively’s Dec. 20 filing.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If your party is potluck-y in nature, doling out dish assignments is easy.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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My love for you is deep dish Chicago-style pizza chain Lou Malnati's is serving up its signature deep-dish 'za in the shape of a heart this month.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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When the hotel opened in 1904, its founding matriarch and Gilded Age socialite Caroline Astor took a liking to having afternoon tea served on-property (specifically to her closest friends in the drawing room for society gossip).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Send your questions, comments and gossip to LAontheRecord@latimes.com.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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OpenAI, which has been on a yearslong money-raising frenzy, is said to be in talks with the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank for an investment of up to $25 billion.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The documentary also featured Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, and Michael Flynn, who resigned in 2017 over false statements about talks with Russia's ambassador.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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For all its multinational sprawl and intimations of high peril, the film is ultimately a two-person drama about a daughter (Phoebe Dynevor) finding out who her long-absent father (Rhys Ifans) really is.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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The intimation: If there’s not a No. 1 seed to play for, Barkley ain’t playing.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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