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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
Big names like Amy Schumer as well as local legends and new up-and-coming talent perform here.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
The Masters at Augusta National will feature the world's best golfers vying for the green jacket, something previous legends, including Jack Nicklaus, have done multiple times in their careers.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
West Coast hip-hop's foundation was laid by local legends like Snoop, Nate Dogg, and Warren G.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Graham rattled off the names of fellow coaches during his era, local legends such as Jimmy Gales at South Oak Cliff, Samuel West at North Dallas and Ellis Davis at Roosevelt.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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, 27 Mar. 2026
Those runs were led by legends — Diana Taurasi and Emeka Okafor, Breanna Stewart and Shabazz Napier.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Maria Taylor, Michael Bublé, Tom Llamas, Dylan Dreyer, Sam Brock and Carl Radke made appearances, along with NBA legends John Starks, Ron Harper, Jason Richardson, and Joakim Noah.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Mascherano said the defense has stepped up, especially since the retirement of Spanish legends Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
The Masters at Augusta National will feature the world's best golfers vying for the green jacket, something previous legends, including Jack Nicklaus, have done multiple times in their careers.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
West Coast hip-hop's foundation was laid by local legends like Snoop, Nate Dogg, and Warren G.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Graham rattled off the names of fellow coaches during his era, local legends such as Jimmy Gales at South Oak Cliff, Samuel West at North Dallas and Ellis Davis at Roosevelt.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
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, 27 Mar. 2026
Those runs were led by legends — Diana Taurasi and Emeka Okafor, Breanna Stewart and Shabazz Napier.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Maria Taylor, Michael Bublé, Tom Llamas, Dylan Dreyer, Sam Brock and Carl Radke made appearances, along with NBA legends John Starks, Ron Harper, Jason Richardson, and Joakim Noah.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Mascherano said the defense has stepped up, especially since the retirement of Spanish legends Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legends
Noun
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Sewing machines hummed, scissors snipped, patterns stretched across the tables.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The potluck tables are filled with baked beans, potato salad, bars and brownies.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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On social media, make jokes that don’t follow logic or build toward a punch line, but rather rely on jump cuts and endless captions.—
Emily Menez,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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While organizers of the national movement have not independently verified participation on all seven continents, social media users seized on the image as a symbolic milestone, with many sharing it alongside captions highlighting Antarctica’s status as the world’s southernmost continent.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Still, myths and misconceptions are persistent.—
Emily Maskell,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ashland represents the culmination of a long journey exploring the magic of the American West and the myths that reside therein.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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From the beginning, this project set out to interrogate the mythologies surrounding artificial intelligence and to make visible the human choices embedded within these systems.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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In many mythologies the hero is a troubled character, and their stories can leave us with the sense that none of us would really want that kind of fame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Remove everything from your entryway — shoes, coats, bags, keys, mail, all of it.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Last Stops of the Night Journey publishes, on facing pages, the entirety of two books by the contemporary Italian poet Milo De Angelis opposite English translations by Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Susan Stewart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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In some English translations the afflicting insects are lice.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both fables and translations are forms of constrained writing.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Easter Bunny is on the lookout for the best egg, and along the way, his friends tell him tales and fables.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Legends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legends. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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