high-profile

adjective

: attracting a lot of attention in newspapers, on television, etc.
a high-profile legal case
a high-profile athlete
She has a very high-profile job.

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Over the last year or so, the league saw some high-profile defections back to the PGA Tour, the very establishment that LIV was meant to surpass. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Other high-profile DeepMind staffers are leaving to launch a startup. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Bolsonaro had tried but failed to win over Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina, who would have been a high-profile female running mate. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 The push comes after several high-profile shootings outside Sacramento bars and clubs in recent years, including three fatal shootings in 2022. — James Taylor, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-profile

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“High-profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-profile. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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