1
as in science
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
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as in mythology
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Recent Examples of lore
For lunch, head to The Pirate House where pirate lore and a casual buffet of Southern staples keep little ones entertained.
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Godzilla’s best outing in decades was a full reimagining of his lore.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Part of me wants this Nine Inch Noize set to enter Coachella lore and be a one-and-done occasion.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Kon Knueppel and LaMelo Ball are the second pair of teammates in NBA lore to record at least 260 made 3-pointers in a season, joining Charlotte’s own Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson when the tandem did it with Golden State.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Godzilla’s best outing in decades was a full reimagining of his lore.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Part of me wants this Nine Inch Noize set to enter Coachella lore and be a one-and-done occasion.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Kon Knueppel and LaMelo Ball are the second pair of teammates in NBA lore to record at least 260 made 3-pointers in a season, joining Charlotte’s own Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson when the tandem did it with Golden State.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lore
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Gigi Hadid speaks onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize ceremony, which honors outstanding achievements in the sciences, in Santa Monica, California, on April 18.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The letter Martha received about building on this study set in motion a series of spectacular events that advance her original science and show how science works when a 12-year-old boy is the one doing it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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There seems to be a desire to say something about the greed and corruption at the heart of American western mythology this season.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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Piercing the Stones mythology Spitz’s deep reporting often pierces the mythology surrounding the band.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those attacks are often carried out by non-Russian nationals for small amounts of money and without full knowledge of who the operations serve.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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It’s called ‘Spiral’ and it’s set in 1980s Ireland and dripping in folklore, repression and the strangeness of the Irish countryside.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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By Julie Beck Children have a folklore all their own, and the games, rhymes, trends, and legends that catch on spread to many kids across time and space.—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2026
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But a subversive tradition took hold in the early nineteen-seventies, coinciding with the heyday of Saturday-morning cartoons and children’s educational television.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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By tradition, the secretary-general rotates by region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lore. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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