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as in science
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
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as in mythology
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Recent Examples of lore
While speaking with James Austin Johnson at 'Rolling Stone's' Musicians on Musicians event, Role Model revealed the interesting bit of 'Sally' lore.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As the lore goes, King’s daughter’s cat was struck by a truck and buried on a hill behind the house, inspiring the plot for his 1983 novel Pet Sematary.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
For someone steeped in the characters and lore, watching anime films like this must yield the satisfaction of seeing familiar screen friends in a bigger adventure and canvas.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Charlotte basketball lore is all over the walls of the arena, from murals of Larry Johnson being drafted, to fans measuring their arms against LaMelo Ball‘s wingspan.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As the lore goes, King’s daughter’s cat was struck by a truck and buried on a hill behind the house, inspiring the plot for his 1983 novel Pet Sematary.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
For someone steeped in the characters and lore, watching anime films like this must yield the satisfaction of seeing familiar screen friends in a bigger adventure and canvas.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Charlotte basketball lore is all over the walls of the arena, from murals of Larry Johnson being drafted, to fans measuring their arms against LaMelo Ball‘s wingspan.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lore
Noun
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Smith noted that a current assumption in aging science is that if a person lives to be 80 years old, 60 of those years may be healthy, and the last 25% will be in relatively ill-health.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mark Zuckerberg, supporting his wife Priscilla Chan as she was recognized with the philanthropy in science award, stepped into the cocktail hour with his hands in his pockets, allowing a very brief moment with photographers.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
30 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
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Libraries and archives hold so much knowledge within their sacred confines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Seven Castain’s knowledge of ‘Seinfeld’ Castain was born in 2004, and her familiarity with a TV show is limited since Seinfeld signed off in ‘98.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Combining centuries-old Jewish folklore with the then-new medium of cinema, Paul Wegener and Carl Boese’s pioneering horror film draws its inspiration from a legend about a life-sized clay figure — a golem — that came to life to protect the Jews of Prague.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Different ethnic groups have made their home in the state, bringing with them their own traditions and folklore.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 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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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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