storied

as in legendary
having an interesting history A movie that provides a fawning portrayal of the storied leader.

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Recent Examples of storied Fefferman holds the Indiana state record with five individual state championships, a feat that places her among the elite in the state’s storied speech history, Munster officials said. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 Aledo is looking to add to its storied legacy in Texas high school athletics. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025 In real life, the problematic rapper has a storied history with SNL after having both ranted about and praised the show while appearing as a musical guest. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 19 May 2025 Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson turned the Hollywood Bowl into a haven for Americana and country on Friday night, as the two legends brought the Outlaw Music Festival back to the storied venue for the second year in a row. Brady Gerber, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for storied
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  • The film simultaneously functions as a passing-of-the-torch moment between two legendary stars and a celebration of Newman, who won his only (and long-overdue) Oscar for his performance.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
  • Today, Cocker is sitting in Katz’s Delicatessen, the most legendary eatery on the Lower East Side.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
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  • What makes the book so extraordinary is that is functions as a de facto catalogue for a mythical Rolex museum, chock full of images of timepieces from every Rolex era, dating to 1908, three years after the brand was founded.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 26 May 2025
  • The mythical creature is said to be the origin of the first Vietnamese people.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
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  • The Bristol Bears loose-head prop earned his first selection for the famed British and Irish Lions team.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Thousands of workers at Boston's famed Fenway Park — the historic home of the Red Sox — might go on strike for the first time ever for higher pay, the UNITE HERE Local 26 union announced earlier this month.
    Margie Cullen, USA Today, 22 May 2025

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“Storied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/storied. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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