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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Quentin Tarantino helped make the eventual founder of the Horror Section a household name in the mid-2000s.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
Sophie Turner’s breakout role as Sansa Stark on the hit fantasy series Game of Thrones made the British actress a household name.
—Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Yet Mamdani is nowhere near the household name that Cuomo is.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 4 June 2025
In her mid-sixties, Marianne Moore started to become a household name.
—Susan Gubar
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
Sophie Turner’s breakout role as Sansa Stark on the hit fantasy series Game of Thrones made the British actress a household name.
—Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Yet Mamdani is nowhere near the household name that Cuomo is.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 4 June 2025
In her mid-sixties, Marianne Moore started to become a household name.
—Susan Gubar
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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