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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
An additional 14% of respondents said that these legends don’t bother them at all, no matter the price of the house.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
All the history and legends became real hearing his asides and details.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Nor does his lose sight of the fact that two other Hurricanes wide receiver legends in Santana Moss and Andre Johnson saw potential in him during his pee-wee days growing up in South Florida.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Tony Vitello has made the jump from Tennessee baseball to managing in the big leagues for a club where Willie Mays and Barry Bonds are legends.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 28 Oct. 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, 28 Oct. 2025
Hollywood legends Cary Grant and Lucille Ball.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
That was a time, like this one, when Juventus were making mistakes in the pursuit of getting back to the top, even with legends like Gigi Buffon and Alex Del Piero in the team, and the likes of Chiellini and Claudio Marchisio beginning to emerge.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
As a result, many legends are connected to its violent past, and its dungeon, in particular, is said to be haunted by tortured souls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
All the history and legends became real hearing his asides and details.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Nor does his lose sight of the fact that two other Hurricanes wide receiver legends in Santana Moss and Andre Johnson saw potential in him during his pee-wee days growing up in South Florida.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Tony Vitello has made the jump from Tennessee baseball to managing in the big leagues for a club where Willie Mays and Barry Bonds are legends.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 28 Oct. 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, 28 Oct. 2025
Hollywood legends Cary Grant and Lucille Ball.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
That was a time, like this one, when Juventus were making mistakes in the pursuit of getting back to the top, even with legends like Gigi Buffon and Alex Del Piero in the team, and the likes of Chiellini and Claudio Marchisio beginning to emerge.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
As a result, many legends are connected to its violent past, and its dungeon, in particular, is said to be haunted by tortured souls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legends
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Then, a couple months later, Curtis was having dinner with Melanie Griffith and her then-husband Steven Bauer at Hugo’s in West Hollywood, and Guest was there, two tables away, facing Curtis.—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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More than 20 televisions will show football and sports with live music, pool tables and a central horseshoe bar.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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The captions made the experience even more surreal.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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After a shake-up in the leadership of her controversial conservatorship, fans began to grow concerned for the musician who virtually disappeared from public life, but started frequently posting dancing videos to her Instagram, often with wild, semi-coherent captions.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Foundation Rock also highlights her relationship with other protective deities, consistently linking her power to myths and the spiritual undertone of water.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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What mattered to me is what the comet meant in Polynesian mythologies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Evolutionary thinkers have long argued that humans evolved to notice snakes, which might explain why these creatures slither into a vast number of mythologies, from Quetzalcoatl in Mexico and Damballa in West Africa to celestial dragons in China.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Evidence pointing directly to Avery’s involvement included drops of his blood that were found in Halbach's Toyota RAV4 and her keys, which were found in his bedroom along with his DNA, per the Post-Crescent.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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For homebuyers, that could mean less waiting, fewer surprises, and a smoother path to getting the keys in hand.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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With Grandma continues that tradition, featuring Creole phrases and translations as well.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Lithuanian Culture Institute even has a program promoting translations of Lithuanian literature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to historical fables, yes.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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His movies — farces, fables, experiments — reside in surreal worlds of their own.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The American Kennel Club (AKC) explains that Cane Corso's can tip the scales over 100lbs when they’re fully developed.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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With the ruling, the scales of the case have tipped in favor of the authors.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Legends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legends. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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