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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The Giants’ young, talented players have become high-profile figures without winning games. Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Others have blamed the athletes’ lawyers for engineering high-profile litigation, even though some of those lawyers haven’t been paid. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026 Both appearing in a show this high-profile on Netflix may be the most eyes the two have had on a project to date. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Off the back of her high-profile return to music and very public stinging attack of David Harbour, Prime Video is making a doc about Lily Allen. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 July 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 29 Jul. 2026.

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