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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
Some see him as the Nelson Mandela of Central Africa, with comparable suffering but not nearly the fame.
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Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Deborah, livid, calls Jimmy — who is in the middle of a Zoom session with his therapist; voice cameo by Orna of Couples Therapy fame!
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The tool also, of course, gave Paliwal a moment of viral fame.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Tom Morello, the phenomenal guitarist who rose to fame as part of Rage Against the Machine, will be joining The Boss onstage for select songs during these shows.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Deborah, livid, calls Jimmy — who is in the middle of a Zoom session with his therapist; voice cameo by Orna of Couples Therapy fame!
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The tool also, of course, gave Paliwal a moment of viral fame.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Tom Morello, the phenomenal guitarist who rose to fame as part of Rage Against the Machine, will be joining The Boss onstage for select songs during these shows.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fame
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The separatist group emerged in 1958 in resistance to Franco but gained notoriety for assassinations, bombings, and kidnappings before announcing an end to its armed activity in 2011 and its dissolution in 2018.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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The awards have honored some of the most talented figures in the culinary industry for nearly 40 years, boosting dozens of Windy City figures into notoriety.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The odd situation threatens to hurt Microsoft's reputation while sparking debate over whether tech giants have too much control over their software ecosystems.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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SpaceX, privately funded and operated by the real world’s closest equivalent of Marvel’s Tony Stark, has developed a reputation for putting on a stunning show with every launch.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 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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The home here is a ramshackle London town house where a famed painter, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), is spending his final years in a haze of creative stagnation and lingering renown.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 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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“Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fame. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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