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as in notoriety
the fact or state of being known to the public
many go to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune
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as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
he has some fame locally as an honest antiques dealer
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Recent Examples of fame
Caputo also showed signs of his future fame with a June 1970 Tribune Sunday magazine article about the landing of the first American soldiers at Da Nang, Vietnam, in early 1965.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The bridge’s engineering feats, monumental scale, and architectural beauty earned it international fame.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Footnote to fame Thoreau rose to fame as an original American thinker.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Myles is, of course, a dog poet—even before Rosie (of Afterglow fame) or Honey or, most recently, little Charley.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The bridge’s engineering feats, monumental scale, and architectural beauty earned it international fame.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Footnote to fame Thoreau rose to fame as an original American thinker.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Myles is, of course, a dog poet—even before Rosie (of Afterglow fame) or Honey or, most recently, little Charley.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fame
Noun
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The entertainer gained notoriety on social media in the late 2010s for his sketches mocking niche everyday scenarios.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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But their online notoriety is also putting their 20-year relationship out in the open for anyone to judge in the comments.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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But his reputation as a comic standard bearer precedes him, and not everyone was immediately on board with the prospect of his Willy Loman when the revival was announced.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The backstory Built by the late, great architect Kerry Hill for its first opening in 1993, The Datai Langkawi was one of Malaysia’s pioneering luxury jungle hideaways, and its reputation speaks volumes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Loafers are everywhere this spring, with celebrities like Sharon Stone and Katie Holmes recently stepping out in the comfortable yet classy flats.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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These mad scientists then trained a small flock of sheep to recognize four celebrities—Emma Watson, Barack Obama, Jake Gyllenhaal, and the BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce—from their pictures on the internet.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Two other veteran Dutch managers of significant repute had been in the reckoning, one of them a former boss of Manchester United.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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Now in the mid-2020s, the pop remix album is not a stopgap or trinket but a steppingstone to wider renown.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Jump Source bring this combination of club-music renown and their pop sensibilities to Fold.—
Reid BG,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fame. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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