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as in outstanding
standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
a panel made up of notable authorities on the virus
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as in noteworthy
worth remembering or mentioning
predicts trends in the stock market with notable accuracy
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as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
directors, actors, and other notables at the annual gathering for the Academy Awards
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Recent Examples of notable
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
What is notable about the Stanford walkout is not its size — 200 out of 6,000 is a small fraction — but its precision.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid and Robert Duvall rounded out the cast for the movie that included cameos from Graydon Carter and other media notables.
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Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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Adjective
Angie and Chris Long were among the notable figures who joined the party.
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Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
What is notable about the Stanford walkout is not its size — 200 out of 6,000 is a small fraction — but its precision.
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Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Noun
Sénéquier—whose famous red terrace has hosted notables including Bardot, Pablo Picasso, Françoise Sagan, Jacques Chirac, Karl Lagerfeld, Giorgio Armani, Elton John, Sting, Bono, and Leonardo DiCaprio—is one.
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Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid and Robert Duvall rounded out the cast for the movie that included cameos from Graydon Carter and other media notables.
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Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notable
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Winners include people and businesses recognized for outstanding service and customer satisfaction.
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Twenty-six people were detained and six of them were arrested on outstanding warrants.
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However, the most noteworthy information in the report concerns the Florida spaceport, where demand from SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicles is expected to stress NASA.
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Something so rare is noteworthy.
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Roberts greets groups of guests and celebrities with enthusiasm, engages them in conversation and poses for pictures.
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For those who have endured it, the lottery curse is more akin to spending a few weeks of your life in celebrity hell.
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Liu, then a Tencent distinguished scientist (a senior title the Chinese tech giant gives to elite researchers) leading the company’s development of its Hunyuan AI model from scratch, saw where the industry was heading.
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Advertisement As in Curb, the list of guest stars is long, distinguished, and smartly deployed.
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Moscow has similarly shown a remarkable ability to adapt in this military defense sphere as well.
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The remarkable reality is that this proposal enjoys broad bipartisan support.
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The federation has been successful in luring top names like Hakimi, 2026 UEFA Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, but not with others like Spanish star Laime Yamal, who chose to represent the country of his birth.
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Check out the incredible highlights from AJ Dybantsa’s freshman season that have the BYU star poised to compete for the top pick in the 2026 NBA draft.
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The 31-year-old is set to make history as the youngest host of the prestigious award show.
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The annual £120,000 ($158,000) honor is the most prestigious museum prize in the nation and the largest of its kind in the world.
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Since going back to work, her most memorable pop culture moments have been on the show Make It or Break It, her gig as a co-host on The View and her third-place finish on Dancing with the Stars.
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“Notable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notable. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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