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as in science
a body of facts learned by study or experience
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
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as in mythology
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Recent Examples of lore
His walk-off home run to sink the Boston Red Sox in the 11th inning of Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series cemented his place in all-time Yankees lore.
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Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s also a permanence to this, your name is forever etched in Hollywood lore, no matter what happens.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Side quests contain vital lore and character development, deepening your understanding of this reality and the dynamics at play.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
For King and Country Almost disgustingly rich in lore, Avowed takes place in the high fantasy world of Eora — the same setting as developer Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity games.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s also a permanence to this, your name is forever etched in Hollywood lore, no matter what happens.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Side quests contain vital lore and character development, deepening your understanding of this reality and the dynamics at play.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
For King and Country Almost disgustingly rich in lore, Avowed takes place in the high fantasy world of Eora — the same setting as developer Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity games.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lore
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The dismissals have also rattled graduate students eyeing careers in public health and the biomedical sciences.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Key Genres: Premium science, history, wildlife and world affairs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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Fittingly for this mission, in mythology, Athena is Artemis' half-sister.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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In Japanese mythology, oarfish are viewed as harbingers of doom, signaling impending earthquakes.—
Amanda Holpuch,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.—
Rachael Levy and Marisa Taylor,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The morning after dealing Dončić, Harrison addressed his team in Cleveland, sources with knowledge of the meeting told The Athletic.—
C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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And a string of reliably entertaining comic books, including one that reimagines Geralt as a ronin in a land of monsters drawn from Japanese folklore, prove that there’s still plenty of room for more experiments with the basic building blocks of the Witcher universe.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2025
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The exhibit also highlights the historical significance of arachnids across different cultures, such as the Greek myth of Arachne, Anansi the Spider from Ghanaian folklore and the Spider Woman legend from the Ojibwe, Hopi and Navajo nations.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Food is just one medium to explore the global influence and wide-ranging traditions of the African diaspora.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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In South America, there’s a food revolution going on in Bolivia, where elite restaurants are getting international notice and ancient Inca and Aymara traditions are finding their way into modern fusion dishes.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lore. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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