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
According to Appalachian folklore, this cake was traditionally a wedding delicacy made from layers brought individually by women in the community that were then stacked together.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Emerging from boxing’s lower-weight divisions to a place atop eight separate weight classes—a feat no fighter in history has matched—Pacquiao’s story reads like folklore etched in sweat and sacrifice.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Freaky delivered on what is more commonly perceived as horror from monsters to folklore.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
No, this is the other Groundhog Day — the ritual rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch folklore, where one glimpse of a shadow can stretch winter indefinitely, and its absence signals something better on the horizon.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Emerging from boxing’s lower-weight divisions to a place atop eight separate weight classes—a feat no fighter in history has matched—Pacquiao’s story reads like folklore etched in sweat and sacrifice.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Freaky delivered on what is more commonly perceived as horror from monsters to folklore.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
No, this is the other Groundhog Day — the ritual rooted in Pennsylvania Dutch folklore, where one glimpse of a shadow can stretch winter indefinitely, and its absence signals something better on the horizon.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folklore
Noun
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Greek mythology, in particular, has strong connections with South Asia.—
Eana Kim,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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All of that mythology, though, can obscure the real story.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This could be your new tradition.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2026
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Drawing on Renaissance design, the goal was to create a romantic atmosphere in which guests are immersed in a scene fit for a work of art, placing them—and the wearable art on their bodies—within the visual tradition of the surrounding pieces.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
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Turner lore suggested the college student was expelled from the Ivy League school for having a female student in his dormitory room.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Folklore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folklore. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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