Thesaurus results for LEGENDS

legends

noun

plural of legend

as in tables

an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart the legend indicated that a large circle represented a major city, while a small circle stood for a small town

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as in captions

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 myths

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 mythologies

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 legends The tribute preceded the Awards Show's signature In Memorium segment, which also honored Hollywood legends Robert Redford, Catherine O'Hara and Diane Keaton. —

Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026 UConn recently won back-to-back national titles, the Spartans and the Jayhawks are coached by legends Tom Izzo and Bill Self, and the Red Storm just beat UConn to win the Big East Tournament. —

Tim Rohan, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026 Authentic and proud cultural celebrations, luaus are uniquely entertaining and, at times, simply mesmerizing with Polynesian dancing and drumming as well as chants, songs and stories about ancient traditions, legends and epic Pacific Ocean migrations. —

Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 Producers expanded the in memoriam segment following a year that featured the deaths of so many Hollywood legends, including Keaton, Robert Duvall and Redford. —

Jake Coyle, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026 The show kicked off in style with a Sinners blues jam starring a host of music legends, including Buddy Guy, who’s nearly as old as the Oscars. —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026 These are people who are absolute giants and legends. —

Peter White, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026 Sugar’s place in the Surfers’ Hall of Fame was cemented in 2024 when the dog’s paws were pressed into the sidewalk in front of the statue of Duke Kahanamoku in Huntington Beach, alongside prints from other surfing legends including world champs Kelly Slater and Andy Irons. —

Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Ditto at the rain-free Humphreys debuts of gospel-music legends The Blind Boys of Alabama, Brazilian music superstar Milton Nasciemento, solo guitarist Stanley Jordan, blues vocal dynamo Shemekia Copland, Portuguese fado singing star Mariza and, in 2017, the pioneering art-rock band King Crimson. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

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Designed by the London firm Fettle, the interior aims for sophistication, with wood panels, marble tables and a bar.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
The hard-to-land tables at Place Des Fêtes and Theodora are worth it, but the area's staggering abundance of alternatives means you won't be deprived of a good meal if they're booked solid.

— Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026