Synonyms of famednext
: 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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The El Dorado Hills taproom quickly earned a trove of accolades for its famed fruit sours, Belgian-style ales and more, starting with two gold medals at the 2014 California State Fair. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025 His big break came via his idol, Eddie McGuire, the famed Australian TV and radio presenter and former president of the Collingwood Football Club. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025 New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's inauguration will be highlighted by a block party in the famed Canyon of Heroes. Mark Prussin, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025 After a pitstop at the famed Berlin nightclub Berghain, the pair has moved on to Rome, where Styles is rumored to be hard at work on a fourth album. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.

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