as in mythology
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
although the historic King Arthur lived in the sixth century, most of the legendry regarding him and the Knights of the Round Table is set in the far more romantic age of medieval chivalry
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Recent Examples of legendry
The fries entered true-crime legendry during the 2016 trial of Cindy Kaye Henderson Reese.
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Lawrence Specker | , al, 15 Mar. 2023
Lawrence Specker | , al, 15 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legendry
Noun
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Parsons’ feature debut builds a woozy, minimalist mythology out of his shorts.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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Almine Rech notes in its announcement Carrington’s fascination with mythology (particularly Celtic), the occult, and, like her Surrealist peers, the dreamlike subconscious.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
13 June 2026
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Robin Hood has long been a mascot for social justice, anti-corruption and anti-greed, but this movie posits that there’s a much darker side to the folklore around him.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Through this historical lens, even Robin Hood folklore played differently.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Held every Thursday evening on the city’s scenic downtown waterfront, Clematis by Night has been a West Palm Beach tradition since 1995.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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Sidney and this Mark share a teen daughter, Tatum (Isabel May), who follows the family tradition of being a Ghostface target.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
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As the lore goes, the SCP Foundation is a non-government organization that collects and contains supernatural discoveries.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
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How much of the lore is definitively figured out at this point?—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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The storied tree is treasured not only for its age, stature and beauty, but for connections to the legend of Robin Hood, said to have hidden along with his band of outlaws inside the trunk to escape the Sheriff of Nottingham.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Posey is a Giants franchise legend, and has a wealth of experience in and around the organization.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Legendry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legendry. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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