: known widely and well : famous

Examples of famed in a Sentence

a bowl of the restaurant's famed chili San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge.
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Take a dip in its famed canals and that fine increases to €350 ($410). Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The speaker system—designed in part by Shepherd and Tom Smith, co-founder of the famed underground Cosmic Slop party in Leeds—was meant to reference the disco setups at New York’s Paradise Garage and sub-heavy sound systems of Jamaica. Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025 For years George Webb customers have seen the famed prediction of a 12 game winning streak for the local baseball team triggering a free burger for customers. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Already, the streamer is the U.S. home to the famed Studio Ghibli catalog, distributed by Gkids, going back to 2019. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for famed

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of famed was circa 1533

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“Famed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famed. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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