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 episode turned both Giffords and her husband into high-profile advocates for gun control, a role Giffords has pursued vigorously following her 2012 resignation from Congress.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
One of the complications was payouts totaling more than $11 million to former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie as ordered following a high-profile case in arbitration.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024
That scrutiny was perhaps most intense at the end of Harris’s first year as vice president, amid several high-profile staff departures, including her chief spokesperson, her communications director and her chief of staff.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 20 July 2024
Both gave high-profile convention speeches, with Eric Trump speaking shortly before his father Thursday and Donald Trump Jr. before Vance Wednesday.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
One of the complications was payouts totaling more than $11 million to former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie as ordered following a high-profile case in arbitration.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024
That scrutiny was perhaps most intense at the end of Harris’s first year as vice president, amid several high-profile staff departures, including her chief spokesperson, her communications director and her chief of staff.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 20 July 2024
Both gave high-profile convention speeches, with Eric Trump speaking shortly before his father Thursday and Donald Trump Jr. before Vance Wednesday.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
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“High-profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-profile. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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