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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
Along with the Cannes Film Festival, Venice has soared in popularity and notoriety as their North American counterparts — most notably Toronto and Sundance — have struggled to remain relevant.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
That's when the notoriety and everything began with Michael Jordan.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Advertisement On TikTok, witches have gained a new level of notoriety—and commercialization.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
After the initial episode of her podcast featuring Drake was released, Althoff shot into notoriety, booking high-profile guests each week.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
That's when the notoriety and everything began with Michael Jordan.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Advertisement On TikTok, witches have gained a new level of notoriety—and commercialization.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
After the initial episode of her podcast featuring Drake was released, Althoff shot into notoriety, booking high-profile guests each week.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notoriety
Noun
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Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other designers—Valentino, Versace, Oscar de la Renta, to name a few—also successfully courted celebrities, but few had as much success as Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 66-year-old son of Oscar-winning actress Shirley Jones, 91, and the late Tony Award-winning actor Jack Cassidy rose to fame in the mid-to-late 1970s as a pop star after following in the footsteps of his late half brother, David Cassidy.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Murdered within about six months of each other at the height of their fame in the 1990s, their deaths spawned conspiracy theories of hitmen, coverups and cops on gangbangers’ payrolls.—
Veronica Bravo,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Il Fagiano, the signature restaurant, offers an elevated culinary experience worthy of its Michelin star, making dining on-site an essential part of any stay at Grand Hotel Fasano.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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There are a lot of reasons for this dynastic recent past, of course, and for the Chiefs’ increasingly world-wide renown.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is realistic talk from any FCS coach who faces an FBS program of this renown with vastly superior facilities, financial backing and decades of tradition at the highest level of the sport.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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His work is recognized for rejecting straight lines in favor of rounded, continuous forms and for being approachable yet full of personality.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the personalities of Chesley’s siblings — her surviving twin sister Chatham, and twin boys Chance and Cheston, who all turned three on July 28 — have flourished.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Richard Hughes’ reputation is at an all-time high, given the success of his negotiations with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk last season, allied with his successful pursuits of Wirtz, Isak, Hugo Ekitike, et al.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Combining a western visual lexicon with deeply specific national themes, Sholay’s reputation has only grown over the intervening half-century since it was made.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Notoriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notoriety. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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