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He achieved great renown for his discoveries.
Her photographs have earned her international renown.
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In 2005 Ziemann began working for Robert Mondavi, a fellow Lodi native who established the Woodbridge winery in 1979 after winning renown in Napa Valley.
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The Swing Collective features five young improvisers of growing renown, all hailing from different countries of origin.
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World-renown Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi has signed with Creative Artists Agency Einaudi is the first classical composer in more than 20 years to rank in the Top 15 of album sales, blending jazz, rock, folk, pop, and electronic.
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Boracay’s beach has earned the island world renown.
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The Burning Man installations are social-media catnip, bringing artists renown beyond Black Rock City, the temporary metropolis assembled every year in an ancient lake bed in the desert.
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Spottswoode’s wines found increasing renown in the mid- and late ’80s, earning a place on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list for three consecutive years.
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But the thing that is winning him international renown is straight out of the liberal playbook—green power.
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What better way to grow his renown than by producing country’s first big black act?
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renown Synonyms
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, odium, opprobrium, shame;
Related Words
character, mark, name, report, reputability, reputation, repute;
cachet, place, position, prestige, rank, standing, stature, status;
megastardom, popularity, stardom, superstardom;
distinction, eminence, glory, greatness, honor, illustriousness, note, preeminence, prominence, visibility;
acclaim, accolade, acknowledgment (or acknowledgement), homage, kudos, laurels, praise, recognition;
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The first player renowned for playing in the role under his guidance was Adolf Stelzer.
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The initiative, which started at LSU Medical Center and has been at Tulane Medical Center since 1992, has enrolled more than 15,000 people and become world-renowned.
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Elsewhere, several halls host more than 220 performances a year by classical and jazz musicians, some world-renowned.
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And fittingly, in a state renowned as a center of African-American commerce and culture, Georgia.
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Stephen Hawking, the visionary physicist who died at his home on Wednesday at age 76, was world-renowned for his contributions to astrophysics and cosmology.
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Fox also owns a broadcast network and has FX, a cable network renowned for dramas such as The Americans and Legion.
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First brought to Sri Lanka in the 1800s during British colonization and only increasing in reverence after a country-wide coffee blight, Ceylon silver tip tea is now world-renowned.
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All three aspects came together during the Fort Worth Stock Show’s renowned Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association opening performance on Friday night.
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First Known Use of renown
15th century
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: the state of being widely and favorably known
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