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as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a television show featuring a rogues' gallery of notorieties from 20 years of overhyped scandals
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as in fame
the fact or state of being known to the public
a lawyer of notoriety for the huge awards he's won in medical malpractice cases
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Recent Examples of notoriety
Viewers have long been fascinated by Paul, who earned notoriety on TikTok and formed a community on the social media platform called MomTok.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Those who showed up consistently built a reputation, even notoriety.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s getting a bit ahead of things, since Young has a long way to go in her American notoriety catching up with her already saturation-level appeal back home.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Such a figure is an otherwise ordinary person who voluntarily gains notoriety or prominence on a particular issue and must prove actual malice.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Those who showed up consistently built a reputation, even notoriety.
—Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s getting a bit ahead of things, since Young has a long way to go in her American notoriety catching up with her already saturation-level appeal back home.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Such a figure is an otherwise ordinary person who voluntarily gains notoriety or prominence on a particular issue and must prove actual malice.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notoriety
Noun
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Some celebrities have gotten mad at him about the interactions, and some of them laugh about it with him.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The manosphere internet celebrity, born Braden Eric Peters, was taken into custody Thursday on a warrant issued by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, according to a Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesperson.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Though the tension is supercharged by the Kennedy name and the characters’ mutual fame, the fight itself resembles any ordinary couple bickering about their in-laws and lost spark.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Leigh suffered from undiagnosed bipolar disorder, and her mental health was exacerbated by a 1940s miscarriage and Olivier’s rising fame.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the show, breakout stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams play closeted rival hockey players who keep their romance a secret.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Deeply respected in the Hungarian art world, Maurer spent more than six decades working across printmaking, film, photography, performance, and painting before finally gaining international renown in the early 2010s.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Feb. 2026
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As a state lawmaker, Kifowit won renown for her brave willingness to stand up against former House Speaker-now-felon Michael Madigan, going so far as to challenge him for speaker in 2020.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to Dunn, the small amount of division comes from online personalities such as Tucker Carlson, Matt Gaetz and Steve Bannon.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Of all the criteria the employer has to weigh, including personality and work ethic, the candidate’s ability to do the job carries the most weight.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fetterman, by contrast, has built a reputation as an unpredictable but transactional-free vote, one guided more by instinct than negotiation.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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This was a dramatic turn after Starmer had sought a reputation as something of a Trump-whisperer — even if that went down badly with many Britons at home, failing to win discernible gains over the Ukraine war and Trump’s hostile pursuit of Greenland.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Notoriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notoriety. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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