household name
noun
: a person or thing whose name is very well-known
a famous actor who has become a household name
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Before June 8, the skilled and respected ABC News television journalist Terry Moran was neither a household name nor political lightning rod.
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Steven Levy, Wired News, 27 June 2025
With many household name retailers announcing closures in 2025, challenges are set to persist for America's physical shops.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Since opening his first brick-and-mortar in Soho circa 1998, the man who’s by now a household name was able to bring that very glamour to the biggest high-end retailers, his own site, and IRL storefronts scattered across the U.S. (with one in London).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Goldberg was already a household name before playing Shenzi, Scar's chief lackey and leader of a hyena pack of three.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 24 June 2025
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Steven Levy, Wired News, 27 June 2025
With many household name retailers announcing closures in 2025, challenges are set to persist for America's physical shops.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Since opening his first brick-and-mortar in Soho circa 1998, the man who’s by now a household name was able to bring that very glamour to the biggest high-end retailers, his own site, and IRL storefronts scattered across the U.S. (with one in London).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Goldberg was already a household name before playing Shenzi, Scar's chief lackey and leader of a hyena pack of three.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for household name
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“Household name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/household%20name. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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