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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
Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar named Lucille.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The ghosts of disco queens, salsa legends, and lovers pressed close on a crowded floor are still in the walls.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Milano starred at Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd High and as a youth played baseball with and against East Bay legends Curt Flood, Joe Morgan, Vada Pinson and Willie Stargell, among others.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 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, 16 Sep. 2025
Hosted by drag superstars Dusty Ray Bottoms and May O’Nays, this cabaret-meets-musical-theatre spectacular brings together local legends, touring talent, and rising youth performers for an unforgettable staging of sequins, show tunes, and slaying.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Forshaw and Everton are engaging with various fan groups on next steps and ideas, from maintaining certain paintings of men’s team legends to potentially expanding seat sizes so children can sit with their parents during matches.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Following his hosting gig, Nate Bargatze hung out with screen legends Christopher Meloni and Law & Order costar Mariska Hargitay.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
With contributions across disciplines, the legends featured in the pages of WWD over the decades let their passion fuel innovation, shaping and evolving brand legacies and the industry to reflect the times while leaving an indelible mark.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The ghosts of disco queens, salsa legends, and lovers pressed close on a crowded floor are still in the walls.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Milano starred at Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd High and as a youth played baseball with and against East Bay legends Curt Flood, Joe Morgan, Vada Pinson and Willie Stargell, among others.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 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, 16 Sep. 2025
Hosted by drag superstars Dusty Ray Bottoms and May O’Nays, this cabaret-meets-musical-theatre spectacular brings together local legends, touring talent, and rising youth performers for an unforgettable staging of sequins, show tunes, and slaying.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Forshaw and Everton are engaging with various fan groups on next steps and ideas, from maintaining certain paintings of men’s team legends to potentially expanding seat sizes so children can sit with their parents during matches.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Following his hosting gig, Nate Bargatze hung out with screen legends Christopher Meloni and Law & Order costar Mariska Hargitay.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
With contributions across disciplines, the legends featured in the pages of WWD over the decades let their passion fuel innovation, shaping and evolving brand legacies and the industry to reflect the times while leaving an indelible mark.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legends
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After decades of simple stemware and minimalist tumblers, wild, eye-catching vessels now adorn stylish tables.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In between the two bars are seating nooks with leopard-print chairs and couches, as well as glass tables with gold legs that look like leafy plants.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Messages automatically translate and live captions appear on screen in FaceTime.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Partnerships like this help to dispel myths and skepticism surrounding LiDAR’s versatility.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Forget the old myths about dressing up or sweet-talking your way to the front.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Rojas moves from Colombian history to mythologies, from family stories to her own life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Drawing inspiration from Norse and other mythologies, the trees of Middle-earth in the Lord of the Rings series are sacred beings, whose treatment stands as a moral litmus test.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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And while some are overtly designed for traditional smoking purposes, more subtle iterations can double (and triple) as statement art pieces or decorative trays to hold loose change, keys, and jewelry.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
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The exterior features a discrete zippered laptop pocket on the back, a stretchy mesh water bottle holder on the side, and a slim, zippered front compartment perfect for stashing your keys, passport, and phone.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This processor handles multitasking like a champ, while providing handy on-device AI features like real-time translations and transcriptions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Marlowe did not invent the form; that honor belongs, some say, to Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, whose halting translations of Virgil were written twenty years, or more, before Marlowe was born.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Modern horror is at the forefront of political movements and are the fables of our time.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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By extending this concept to a nanoscale particle, the Tokyo team has created a new platform to explore how quantum laws apply at scales larger than atoms but still far smaller than everyday objects.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The scales are tipping, but in a way that’s fair and balanced.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Legends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legends. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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