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also urban myth
as in hearsay
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Recent Examples of urban legend
Turns out that both urban legends exist, and their encounters with them give them both superpowers and a gradually growing stable of oddball supporting characters.
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
The urban legend has been that the uproar among local architects led the developers of the new building on the site to hire a firm from Houston, at a time when almost every downtown building was designed by a Chicago firm.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
The weight of capturing this dance — this sort of urban legend that had happened only a few times — was great.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
This tension over competing visions of womanhood fueled the kinds of collective anxieties that manifest in modern folklore and urban legends.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
The urban legend has been that the uproar among local architects led the developers of the new building on the site to hire a firm from Houston, at a time when almost every downtown building was designed by a Chicago firm.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
The weight of capturing this dance — this sort of urban legend that had happened only a few times — was great.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
This tension over competing visions of womanhood fueled the kinds of collective anxieties that manifest in modern folklore and urban legends.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
Noun
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Any statement given decades later is worthless hearsay, Ruddick said.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Some hearsay doesn't sit right with Kelsey Anderson.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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On this night, Balinese communities flood the streets creating an electrifying spectacle of noise, fire, and spiritual rituals before slipping into complete stillness at dawn.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Worryingly, there was some noise in the readings as the laser bounced off the Moon.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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Photo Showing Offseason Muscle Gain Stephen A Smith Details What LeBron James Said During Viral Confrontation For more NBA news and rumors, head on over to Newsweek Sports.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Stroman entered camp as the Yankees’ sixth starter and an odd man out after an offseason of trade rumors, but the Bombers now seem fortunate to have kept the veteran.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The firm also recently acquired a stake — now valued at more than $1.58 billion — in MicroStrategy, the biggest corporate holder of bitcoin on the planet, according to a new report from Accountable.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Without swift action, scientists warn, the next State of the Birds report could bring even graver news.—
Sarah Metz,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Uchiko has its own executive pastry chef, Ariana Quant, who will serve up the popular milk and cereal dish, made up of fried milk, chocolate mousse and toasted milk ice cream.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The wine cellar houses an impressive collection of Spanish treasures, with sommelier recommendations that perfectly complement each dish.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is gossip as intimacy’s glue—the best, richest kind.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Their presence in the mountain town flew under the radar until earlier this week, when gossip account DeuxMoi shared a video showing the couple leaving the city’s Firewood restaurant the week prior.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Prisoners sit in rows in the corridor outside their cells for the talks or are led through exercise regimens under the supervision of guards.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Is there a chance for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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No intimation that the doctor was directly implicated had been received prior to the startling announcement of the acting coroner, Justice G. W. Smith. ...—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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For all its multinational sprawl and intimations of high peril, the film is ultimately a two-person drama about a daughter (Phoebe Dynevor) finding out who her long-absent father (Rhys Ifans) really is.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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