: fully or widely known

Examples of well-known in a Sentence

an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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The 42-year-old is well-known among the current generation of fans for his work as a college football analyst on Fox Sports 1. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Even someone who is well-known publicly for being deeply concerned about AI's hypothetical threat to humanity acknowledges that these behaviors emerged only in highly contrived test scenarios. ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025 Schulz is well-known for the unique, custom, mosaic sculptural ceramic she’s created for Solana Beach. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 The rabbi and his wife, Rebbetzin Ora, are well-known in the Bukharian Jewish community in Queens, New York, for their philanthropy, according to a post on the Instagram account Bukharian Community. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-known

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of well-known was in the 15th century

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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-known. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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well-known

adjective
ˈwel-ˈnōn
: known by many people

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