sto·ried
ˈstȯr-ēd 
1
: decorated with designs representing scenes from story or history
a storied tapestry
2
: having an interesting history : celebrated in story or history
a storied institution
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
The adversaries who fired them are the investment chiefs for the Landon family, one of the U.K.’s wealthiest and most storied clans.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
The margin of victory is the largest in the 10 world championships held since the meet’s inception in 1983.
2007 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hits home run No. 756 to break Hank Aaron’s storied record.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Literary masterpieces celebrate this storied waterway, including Wind in the Willows and Three Men in a Boat, along with Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
—Anna Kim, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Her storied film credits include French Exit, mother!, Hairspray, White Oleander, What Lies Beneath, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Deep End of the Ocean, One Fine Day, Up Close & Personal, Dangerous Minds, Wolf, Batman Returns and The Witches of Eastwick.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
The adversaries who fired them are the investment chiefs for the Landon family, one of the U.K.’s wealthiest and most storied clans.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
The margin of victory is the largest in the 10 world championships held since the meet’s inception in 1983.
2007 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hits home run No. 756 to break Hank Aaron’s storied record.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Literary masterpieces celebrate this storied waterway, including Wind in the Willows and Three Men in a Boat, along with Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
—Anna Kim, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
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