claim to fame
noun phrase
: something that someone or something is famous for or that makes someone or something important or interesting
His claim to fame is the invention of the stapler.
The restaurant's claim to fame is its barbecue sauce.
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Sip a rum swizzle at The Swizzle Inn Aside from being Bermuda’s oldest pub, The Swizzle Inn’s claim to fame is creating the rum swizzle, Bermuda's national drink, in 1932.
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Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Another Grand Turk claim to fame: In 1962, the island made global headlines when astronaut John Glenn splashed down offshore after his 1962 orbit around Earth.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Buchinger Wilhelmi | Überlingen, Germany Therapeutic fasting is Buchinger Wilhelmi’s claim to fame, and the German clinic doesn’t disappoint.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
Before the Russian invasion, the place had a population of about 800 people, and its claim to fame was that Zelensky, in his early career as an actor and comedian, had filmed one of his most popular sitcoms here.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Another Grand Turk claim to fame: In 1962, the island made global headlines when astronaut John Glenn splashed down offshore after his 1962 orbit around Earth.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Buchinger Wilhelmi | Überlingen, Germany Therapeutic fasting is Buchinger Wilhelmi’s claim to fame, and the German clinic doesn’t disappoint.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
Before the Russian invasion, the place had a population of about 800 people, and its claim to fame was that Zelensky, in his early career as an actor and comedian, had filmed one of his most popular sitcoms here.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Claim to fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claim%20to%20fame. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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