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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Today, OpenAI is a household name, and M&A is unrecognizable.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
In fact, Angel Reese is only a household name because of Caitlin Clark.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Little Joe, the 33-year-old western lowland gorilla who became a household name in Boston after escaping his enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo more than two decades ago, is leaving the city.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Perugino isn’t a household name today, but at the tail end of the Quattrocento he was considered by some to be the best painter in Italy.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
In fact, Angel Reese is only a household name because of Caitlin Clark.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Little Joe, the 33-year-old western lowland gorilla who became a household name in Boston after escaping his enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo more than two decades ago, is leaving the city.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Perugino isn’t a household name today, but at the tail end of the Quattrocento he was considered by some to be the best painter in Italy.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Household name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/household%20name. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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