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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Trump will invite high-profile tech and business leaders for an inaugural event in the White House’s renovated Rose Garden on Thursday.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
September and October are starting us off well, too, with high-profile performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lopez, plus films from iconic directors like Kathryn Bigelow and Guillermo del Toro.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The latest officials to have been ousted in high-profile shake-ups include former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the first high-profile departure for Travalyst, as the chairman also left earlier this year and Harry’s chief of staff departed last summer.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
September and October are starting us off well, too, with high-profile performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lopez, plus films from iconic directors like Kathryn Bigelow and Guillermo del Toro.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The latest officials to have been ousted in high-profile shake-ups include former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the first high-profile departure for Travalyst, as the chairman also left earlier this year and Harry’s chief of staff departed last summer.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
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“High-profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-profile. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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