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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Other high-profile names include Kevin Macdonald, who will be in conversation with his brother, producer Andrew Macdonald; filmmaker Andrea Arnold; A24 producer Rose Garnett; director Nia DaCosta; and filmmaker Ben Wheatley, who will debut a new secret project.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Epstein’s pilot, who testified in Maxwell’s trial, said both men were on the list of those who flew on his private plane, adding that he would be notified if high-profile individuals were onboard.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
The $89 million box office hit established Lee as the go-to Western antagonist in Chinese cinema and opened doors to a decade of high-profile roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Then again, PlayStation has not exactly proven themselves adept at making internal live service games, with high-profile cancellations like The Last of Us Factions and the launch of Concord, quite literally one of the biggest bombs in industry history, if not the biggest.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Epstein’s pilot, who testified in Maxwell’s trial, said both men were on the list of those who flew on his private plane, adding that he would be notified if high-profile individuals were onboard.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
The $89 million box office hit established Lee as the go-to Western antagonist in Chinese cinema and opened doors to a decade of high-profile roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Then again, PlayStation has not exactly proven themselves adept at making internal live service games, with high-profile cancellations like The Last of Us Factions and the launch of Concord, quite literally one of the biggest bombs in industry history, if not the biggest.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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 21 Aug. 2025.
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