as in famous
widely known
San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge
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Recent Examples of famed
The hotel, located in the popular beach town of Ksamil, is tucked away in a private corner of the community, providing easy access to its famed nightlife and delicious restaurants, but just far away enough to offer the right amount of seclusion.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
That’s why the famed Trout Lily Trail in the West Palisades section of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Atlanta has become a spring mecca for many of us wildflower lovers.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The famed lake on the Texas-Louisiana state line is well known for giant bass, and Franklin has fished it most of his life.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Camila’s kidnapping will tie into the true story of Geronimo, the famed Apache warrior and medicine man.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
That’s why the famed Trout Lily Trail in the West Palisades section of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Atlanta has become a spring mecca for many of us wildflower lovers.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The famed lake on the Texas-Louisiana state line is well known for giant bass, and Franklin has fished it most of his life.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Camila’s kidnapping will tie into the true story of Geronimo, the famed Apache warrior and medicine man.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for famed
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Although the majority of the missiles aimed at Dubai have been intercepted, the attacks have damaged some of its most famous landmarks, including the five-star Fairmont The Palm and Jumeirah Burj Al Arab hotel.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Locals boast that their cielo tejido is world famous, and once even went on display in Dubai.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The bride's minimalist wedding gown is arguably the most celebrated detail of the entire ceremony.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Stunning results are the celebrated rewards of March.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Jack Horner, a renowned paleontologist who worked as a consultant on all seven films in the Jurassic Park franchise, is no longer employed as a lecturer at Chapman University, following his name appearing several times in the Epstein files.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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The show draws from the museum's renowned collection, as well as pieces on loan for this exhibition through July.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent political rival, Imamoglu stands accused by prosecutors of leading a criminal organization.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Among the most prominent findings from community outreach, which included surveys, walkabouts, pop-up events and a builder’s breakfast, were concerns about traffic speeding, inadequate lighting, lack of street trees and the absence of a cohesive identity for the corridor.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Bondi’s contempt for legal ethics is so notorious that 384 fellow Stetson Law alumni called on the school to formally disapprove her.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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The supervisors voted more than four years ago to shut down Men’s Central Jail, a downtown facility notorious for dangerous and deteriorating conditions, without building a replacement.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Famed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famed. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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