legends

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story of the past, often fictitious n.
brief description in document n.

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

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One of those legends, 99-year-old Maybelle Blair, threw the ceremonial first pitch to San Francisco pitcher Kelsie Whitmore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

The childhood sports idols for my generation of cousins were Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and boxing champ Julio César Chávez, not Mexican soccer legends Hugo Sánchez and Jorge Campos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The German sportswear brand has been locked in a battle with its arch-rival Nike, spending some £50m on their "backyard legends" ad featuring Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham and Lionel Messi.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Beyond the legends, native mantises also play an important ecological role by serving as indicators of healthy, biodiverse ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

I thought about that day with Thomas, when we’d been staring at the portraits of space heroes and legends in the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas