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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 advisory board will consist of up to two delegates from each club, including investors, cultural leaders and sports legends.
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Jessica Golden, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
As Drag Race viewers know, Plasma is a Broadway baby through and through, a Gay White Way devotee whose humor and style draws on legends like Barbra Streisand and Bernadette Peters.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Japanese cinema legends Yamada Yoji and Yoshinaga Sayuri were honored with lifetime achievement awards.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
These entrants can range from returning legends to main roster comebacks from injury, or even crossover appearances from other promotions.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 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, 4 Nov. 2025
Revo is paying homage to rock ‘n’ roll legends, the Rolling Stones, in the first installment of its multipart collaboration with Universal Music Group and Bravado, named Legends in Sound.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
An additional 14% of respondents said that these legends don’t bother them at all, no matter the price of the house.
—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
Jessica Golden, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
As Drag Race viewers know, Plasma is a Broadway baby through and through, a Gay White Way devotee whose humor and style draws on legends like Barbra Streisand and Bernadette Peters.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Japanese cinema legends Yamada Yoji and Yoshinaga Sayuri were honored with lifetime achievement awards.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
These entrants can range from returning legends to main roster comebacks from injury, or even crossover appearances from other promotions.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 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, 4 Nov. 2025
Revo is paying homage to rock ‘n’ roll legends, the Rolling Stones, in the first installment of its multipart collaboration with Universal Music Group and Bravado, named Legends in Sound.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
An additional 14% of respondents said that these legends don’t bother them at all, no matter the price of the house.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legends
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Security guards pushed the protesters back and used tables to barricade the entrance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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The tables above represent our best guess for the final playoff picture, along with a view of the standings if the season ended today.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Chris frequently shares photos of his family on social media with sweet captions.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The removal of Spears' Instagram account comes after years of public concern and defense over her social media presence, in which the pop star has been seen posting dance videos (including with knives), sometimes with unintelligible and bizarre captions.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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As political leaders have looked back at Revere’s story throughout American history, the myths created by Longfellow’s poem have popped up in other social movements.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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These passages reflect how divided the planet once was, how easily myths about the United States could become rooted in other countries.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 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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At Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph, guests receive room keys that double as all-access passes to local museums and galleries through the hotel’s Unlock Art program.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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John put the bikes onto their truck with the keys inside, and left them in the driveway of their home in Maplewood, per the outlet.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kasirer advocates and facilitates strategic translations between New York City’s private and public sector.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But there are still other redistricting maps in the works in several other states that could tip the scales in Republicans' favor.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Legends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legends. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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