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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
The Netflix series stars Ferrell as a fictional golf legend.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Exact plot details are being under wraps, aside from the fact that Ferrell will play a fictional golf legend.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Sep. 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, 26 Sep. 2025
Though details are scarce, Ferrell will play a golf legend in the Netflix show, and Wilson will play a fellow pro who beat Ferrell’s character in the tour championship multiple times.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Exact plot details are being under wraps, aside from the fact that Ferrell will play a fictional golf legend.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Sep. 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, 26 Sep. 2025
Though details are scarce, Ferrell will play a golf legend in the Netflix show, and Wilson will play a fellow pro who beat Ferrell’s character in the tour championship multiple times.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legend
Noun
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But a later update to the caption clarified that Erewhon isn’t actually opening additional physical locations, leaving many disappointed.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Roman began an Instagram post caption for her daughter.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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These subsidies were cunning, part of a decades-long effort to keep alive the myths that offshore wind energy is nearly self-sufficient and generates increasingly inexpensive electricity.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shevchenko had to score to keep the shoot-out alive but his effort was tame and Dudek secured his place in Liverpool folklore.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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This building is like folklore for all the skaters in Brazil, who always imagine that one day somebody could skate on this.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Slated to open in early 2028, the property will combine a 63-key hotel with 54 private villas, ranging from two to five bedrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jonny Greenwood’s score moves between soaring strings and dissonant piano keys, alternately soothing and anxious; a few pieces composed by Jon Brion add an ambient layer of wistfulness.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The folklore horror film blended mythology and fantasy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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But now, alas, there is a new golden escalator crowding out that mythology.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lewis built a conference room stocked with a long table and six chairs, a projector and screen, and a door for privacy.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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While the team players stayed behind in Long Island, the tables and decor were rooted in a dusty green palette, a subtle nod to the weekend’s visual focus.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Rooted in the land-grant tradition, the UA System expands access to academic, practical, and professional opportunities, fosters intellectual growth and student success, promotes discovery and public service, and strengthens Arkansas's economy, health, and culture.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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Once a marker of lineage and tradition, a pinky ring is now the perfect platform on which its wearer signals their personal style—a tiny stage for diamonds, stacks, or just a single, simple gold band.—
Malaika Crawford,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legend. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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