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Recent Examples of urban legend
The festivities have also given rise to the urban legend that more margaritas are served on Cinco de Mayo than on any other day of the year.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
In this case, toxic masculinity gets merged with the urban legend of an underground that steals kidneys and leaves people in bathtubs.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Whitaker called Mathis, a Newark native, an urban legend who turned his life around after doing time as a young man.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
This reminds me of the urban legend involving a person who goes to a bar, gets drugged, wakes up, and sees that an internal organ such as a liver or spleen has been removed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
In this case, toxic masculinity gets merged with the urban legend of an underground that steals kidneys and leaves people in bathtubs.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Whitaker called Mathis, a Newark native, an urban legend who turned his life around after doing time as a young man.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
This reminds me of the urban legend involving a person who goes to a bar, gets drugged, wakes up, and sees that an internal organ such as a liver or spleen has been removed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
Noun
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Speculation surrounding Johnson once got so strong that the Bullet Train star addressed the hearsay during an interview with Rolling Stone UK in March 2024.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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But once voters realize Red Flag laws allow the government to confiscate guns from people who haven't been charged with a crime—based on hearsay, behind closed doors—support crumbles.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some commercial leaf blowers are even louder, generating 115 decibels of noise up close and 100 decibels at 50 feet.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 July 2025
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Women were about 14 percent more likely to wake up to whisper-level noises, such as a soft baby cry or low-volume alarm—but once sounds reached a more typical volume, men and women responded similarly.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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Expect to continue hearing rumors surrounding McLaurin heading towards the start of the 2025 season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Nolan Arenado of the St. Louis Cardinals has been at the epicenter of rumors for several months, but a full no-trade protection and contract complexities will keep the 10-time Gold Glove Award winner far away from the Bronx.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The warning was issued Sunday at 12:18 a.m., and the most recent report regarding this incident was released on Sunday at 12:47 a.m.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2025
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Officers responded to a call in the 3100 block of Pine Tree Drive in the southeast Volusia County city following a report related to possible animal abuse, the release stated.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Expect unfussy but inspired dishes, a strong cocktail game, and occasional DJ nights.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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Each guest is served a little dish of spiced lotus nuts as a drinking snack, while the menu features chura vada pav, pani puri, and a Goan chicken curry omelette.—
Jordan Michelman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors A fan-favorite game turned the villa upside down last night as the islanders got one another's pulses pounding in the heart-rate challenge.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Refreshingly, there’s no talk of politics, religion, sports, finance, world news, or gossip.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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In a 179-page court filing submitted in 2024, prosecutors finally unpacked years of whispers and street talk in granular detail, laying out an explosive account of what allegedly happened before, during and after that fateful night in Las Vegas.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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But along with streamlining testing and certification processes, the talks had the additional goal of growing a domestic industry.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Years of solitude, sharpened by intimations of mortality, have cracked the banker’s sense of certainty.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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There are intimations of down-home prosperity, like horn blasts in the fog.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
21 May 2025
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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