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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The nationwide broadcast skyrocketed Devo as a household name.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The show made Hamm a household name thanks to his performance as ad executive Don Draper.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
ChatGPT’s creator, OpenAI, is now a household name but is under intense pressure as rivals catch up technologically and investors question the industry’s mammoth data center spending.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Nov. 2025
At the beginning of the 2025 college football season, Simpson was far from being a household name.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The show made Hamm a household name thanks to his performance as ad executive Don Draper.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
ChatGPT’s creator, OpenAI, is now a household name but is under intense pressure as rivals catch up technologically and investors question the industry’s mammoth data center spending.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 30 Nov. 2025
At the beginning of the 2025 college football season, Simpson was far from being a household name.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 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 10 Dec. 2025.
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