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semilegendary

adjective

Definition of semilegendary

as in legendary

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Recent Examples of semilegendary Annapurna and Nanga Parbat are particularly deadly, killing a quarter or more of the mountaineers who undertake an ascent, though not the semilegendary Maurice Herzog and Reinhold Messner. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023

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This legendary hotel is part safari experience, part luxury resort, and within a stone’s throw of Victoria Falls, offering guests complimentary VIP access to one of the world’s seven natural wonders.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
So Haley Swindal, the show’s lead producer and the granddaughter of legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, is partnering with Major League Baseball to promote the musical to its fans.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of legendary

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Jennifer De Angelo Baxter sculpted green snake heads and a headpiece out of foam, aluminum foil and cardboard to conjure the mythical Greek monster Medusa.

— Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
This coincidental trait inspired researchers to name the new genus Herugavialis after Heru, or Horus, the Egyptian god associated with the construction of the mythical creature.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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Then, in 1882, by which time the culture of the European Grand Tour amongst wealthy British and North American youth of rank had peaked, the convent finally transmogrified into a hotel (like other convents along this fabled coast).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
For his memorial on June 19, mourners gathered in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche, the fabled site of Germany’s nineteenth-century attempt at liberal revolution.

— Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

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