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Examples of renown in a Sentence
He achieved great renown for his discoveries.
Her photographs have earned her international renown.
Recent Examples of renown from the Web
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For some buildings, not even his local renown could save them.
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The trash aesthetic Surrealism enjoyed its greatest renown throughout the 1920s and 1930s, with its precepts covering everything from poetry to fashion.
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Continue your intellectual-leaning pursuits at the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada’s largest museum and one of the most renown in the world.
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His off-kilter field pieces garnered equal renown, which means that this new series is essentially a godsend to any Letterman die-hard.
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Mr Kagame is perhaps the most successful general alive, and this is only part of his claim to renown.
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On the other hand, Kupferberg is the site of a more reliable and, indeed, convivial resource: Kupferberg Gold, a beer of regional renown.
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However, the statistics cited by the Times were US-focused, making the argument a little myopic given the series’ international renown.
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The Museo Nacional del Prado is the most famous of Madrid’s museums, up there in world renown with the Louvre in Paris and the Uffizi in Florence.
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Origin and Etymology of renown
Middle English renoun, from Anglo-French renum, renoun, from renomer to report, speak of, from re- + nomer to name, from Latin nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name
renown Synonyms
Synonyms
celebrity, notoriety, fameAntonyms
anonymity, oblivion, obscureness, obscurityRelated Words
infamy; 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; adoration, idolizationNear Antonyms
disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, odium, opprobrium, shame; inconspicuousness, invisibility; unpopularityRecent Examples of renown from the Web
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Though not everyone acknowledges it, winemakers in Italy’s renowned Piedmont region are grappling with the effects of climate change.
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At the corner of Bedford Avenue and Fulton Street in Brooklyn sits a small bakery renowned for an unusual dessert with a sacred history.
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The Root Chairman Henry Louis Gates Jr., whose genealogy work is world-renowned, sits on its national advisory board.
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Renowned for its barbecue ribs and smoked chicken Saw's has appeared on numerous lists as one of the best barbecue joints in America.
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A prep standout in tennis, the 6-foot 2-inch Elliott was renowned nationally for a booming serve and a scorching stroke.
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Some of the areas most in favor of leaving the bloc in the 2016 vote were coastal towns once renowned for their fishing fleets.
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Three years in, the industry purges have sparked mass layoffs, hollowing out companies that were once world-renowned.
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But even when universities select figures renowned for their dedication to peace, their choices are not exempt from scrutiny.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'renown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of renown
15th century
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Definition of renown for Students
:the state of being widely and favorably known
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