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Recent Examples of urban legend
The quartet of episodes released for the third mini-season ended with a banger, another blending of a classic urban legend with a modern issue.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in Ohio.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in Ohio.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
Noun
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What Experts Say About Mucinex and Fertility It's all based on hearsay and there are no recent studies showing Mucinex can boost fertility, experts say.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
28 Sep. 2024
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The evidence for the efficacy of most nootropic ingredients lies in a gray area somewhere between hearsay and the robust clinical trials used to approve pharmaceuticals.—
Gabe Allen,
Discover Magazine,
24 Sep. 2024
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This Dash character is hijacking the satellite waves and the speaker systems, interfering with the noise outside and putting my music on — Nolimit music on for the world to hear.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Red Sox-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. noise is growing louder.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Brooke released a statement at the time of her dad's third wedding, choosing to give her side of the story amid rumors of the drama.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The rumor is that activist investors and the great Warren Buffet are circling the company.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The other deputies were cleared of wrongdoing, the report shows.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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To dive into the numbers further, the county lost 74% of its low-cost housing stock between 2011 and 2023, the housing report adds.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Combine it with baking soda and a small amount of mild soap (like Dawn dish soap) to create a paste.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
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Each month, a Passport Menu highlights dishes from a specific Mediterranean region, such as Provence and Sicily.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kids will hear whispers through the gossip network, or notice if a friend-of-a-friend has started to isolate.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Jenna Bush Hager is a good sport about her thirst traps going viral.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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An Israeli official briefed on the talks confirmed the deal to NBC News.—
Natasha Turak,Christina Wilkie,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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Negotiators are aiming to clinch an agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza by the weekend after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and negotiators from Israel and Hamas both saying a deal was closer than ever.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 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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The intimation: If there’s not a No. 1 seed to play for, Barkley ain’t playing.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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