big name
noun
: a performer or personage of top rank in popular recognition
a big name in the business world
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Elsewhere on Broadway, big names from film and television star in vanity projects reviving Shakespeare, Mamet, and even their own film.
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Zuckerberg donated to Trump's inauguration fund and was present for his inauguration speech, along with other big names from Big Tech like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Read was freed on $80,000 bail and has a high-profile defense team including Jackson, who has represented Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, among other big names.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Fantastic fizz isn’t made just in Champagne; deep and complex reds don’t solely hail from Bordeaux and the Rhône; and there’s more to rosé than the big names in Provence.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Zuckerberg donated to Trump's inauguration fund and was present for his inauguration speech, along with other big names from Big Tech like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Read was freed on $80,000 bail and has a high-profile defense team including Jackson, who has represented Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, among other big names.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Fantastic fizz isn’t made just in Champagne; deep and complex reds don’t solely hail from Bordeaux and the Rhône; and there’s more to rosé than the big names in Provence.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Big name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20name. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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