urban legend

variants also urban myth

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Recent Examples of urban legend The story was a fabrication and was soon debunked, but has now been revitalized on TikTok (the urban legend was seemingly inspired by a similar scene from Mean Girls). Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 One of them is The Curve, also known as Dead Man's Curve, a thriller from 1998 inspired by the urban legend that a student will receive an A letter grade should their roommate die tragically. Simon Thompson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 What to know about the Louisville urban legend Where did the Pope Lick Monster come from? Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2024 John Hsu To avoid getting kicked out of the underworld, a ghost joins a small haunting talent agency and sets out to become the scariest urban legend of them all. Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for urban legend 
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Some memories are amusing — Bonhoeffer’s visit to Black nightclubs and church services during a 1930s New York visit fuels his desire to make a joyful noise unto the Lord.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The company’s noise cancellation system is applicable to the other markets.
    Bill Koenig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • While rumors continue to circulate that Microsoft will finally dip its tech toes into handheld gaming next year, 2024 is still filled with enough Xbox sales on gaming peripherals to get any gamer going to the checkout.
    Carlos Mejia, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
  • What’s more, the proliferation of artificial intelligence tools has raised concerns that fake images, video or audio could be used in an effort to lend legitimacy to election rumors and false claims.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Jabbari sued the actor in March 2024 for defamation and battery; there have been no further updates on the lawsuit since its report.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • This year, Americans each plan to spend over $900 on holiday gifts, up from about $800 last year, according to NerdWallet’s annual holiday spending report.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Here's your new go-to recipe Phoenix food festival celebrates Salvadoran popular dish.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Those dishes, Nixta’s corn and nixtamalization programs, and the work the restaurant has done in the community have led to praise from Food & Wine and Time magazines (among others) and earned chef-owner Edgar Rico a spot on the Culinary Corps Ambassador team for the U.S. State Department.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Series creator Sam Levinson has been one of Hollywood’s favorite subjects of gossip since the HBO drama premiered in 2019; there are rumors of his feuds with actors and dysfunction as a director, while many take issue with his explicit depictions of teen characters’ bodies on-screen.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Accounts like Deux Moi spread celebrity gossip, while fan accounts and Reddit threads have become places for people to dissect and discuss.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The same goes for understanding culture—talk to your employees, ask them about their customs, have healthy discussions on differences and learn how to do it their way.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • David Heyman, who developed the films, was talks to do the same.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • So after ditching it in 2021, Toyota took a few years to come up with a new Land Cruiser that does justice to the off-road intimations of the nameplate but also is approachable and mainstream in ways the old model never was.
    Dale Buss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Much of the success is owed to Russell’s immaculate lead performance, deftly blending momentous intimations via the smallest gestures, before turning on a dime to deliver big, boisterous, off-the-cuff outbursts.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024

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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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