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legends

NOUN

story of the past, often fictitious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fable fiction folklore lore myth mythology tale tradition

STRONG

narrative saga

WEAK

folk story folk tale mythos

Antonyms

STRONGEST

non-fiction truth

NOUN

brief description in document

Synonyms

STRONG

cipher code device epigraph epitaph head heading inscription key motto rubric table underline

Example Sentences

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That day, El Daña said she was grateful to be sharing the stage with iconic legends of drag in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But, as any Alabamian will tell you, legends don’t fumble the football, and Apple’s grip on artificial intelligence technologies has been anything but secure.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

And so real estate was on the march, and even the citrus industry legends had become deserters.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Mr. Vinen deftly weaves character studies of both, bringing a skeptical academic eye to the legends that surround them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Phony rules, which proliferate like urban legends and are just as hard to eradicate, are responsible for vast amounts of ham-fisted copyediting and smarty-pants one-upmanship.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker