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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
Doug Pensinger / Getty Images While acknowledging the bridge's notoriety for its graffiti, officials did not say whether the tradition would be allowed to carry on.
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The McDonald’s KPop Demon Hunter cards haven’t quite reached the notoriety of Pokémon cards.
—Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
The Bennett School has gained notoriety since its opening for its untraditional academic structure, but also because several of the top high school baseball players in the Houston area have chosen to join the program.
—Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
As the years progressed and Schwab’s notoriety only grew with the publication of separate books, like the wildly popular Darker Shades of Magic series, this cat-and-mouse game between Victor and Eli spiraled into a sequel, Vengeful (2018).
—Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The McDonald’s KPop Demon Hunter cards haven’t quite reached the notoriety of Pokémon cards.
—Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
The Bennett School has gained notoriety since its opening for its untraditional academic structure, but also because several of the top high school baseball players in the Houston area have chosen to join the program.
—Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
As the years progressed and Schwab’s notoriety only grew with the publication of separate books, like the wildly popular Darker Shades of Magic series, this cat-and-mouse game between Victor and Eli spiraled into a sequel, Vengeful (2018).
—Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notoriety
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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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In the years before her Bomb interview, Dupuy-Spencer experienced a meteoric rise to fame.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The hilarious send-up of celebrity drama and the paranoia that can accompany fame is cowritten and directed by Jonah Hill and also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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But Cukor, who hit his thirty-year up-or-out deadline without getting a star, had long since been removed to lucrative work in the private sector.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sox fans are still waiting on Munetaka Murakami, the Japanese star whose slugging was going to make the fireworks budget increase exponentially, to start hitting with some regularity.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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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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The Rewind is completely different from the Rock Slide and Willys 392 -- each one of them has its own unique personality.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Lane was gifted with that kind of face and personality, too, replete with diagonal eyebrows that join his cheekbones in a quizzical demeanor that, throughout his career, has signaled the joys of life.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The thief may know about Kryptonite’s reputation of having locks that are tougher to defeat than an average bicycle lock, so the thief may look for an easier target, leaving your bike alone.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of his 30-year career in the entertainment business, Perry has built a reputation as a prolific TV and film producer and entrepreneur.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Notoriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notoriety. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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