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noun

ri-ˈnau̇n How to pronounce renown (audio)
Definition of renownnext
as in fame
the fact or state of being known to the public a basketball icon whose renown is truly international

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renown

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verb

as in to acclaim

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Recent Examples of renown
Noun
Its innovative cutting-edge treatments, some found nowhere else, reaffirm the destination spa’s renown as one of the finest in the nation. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 Despite her worldwide renown, Dolly Parton resisted award recognition several times in her prolific career. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Bell’s tenure leading the institute included the museum’s 2014 expansion and relocation to UConn’s main campus in Storrs — and its increasing renown within and beyond the professional theater world. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 Incoming head coach Stephen Fleming, a Test batter of considerable renown prior to his generation-long stint coaching Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, needs to go in a different direction. — Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for renown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renown
  1. fame
  2. acclaim
  3. notoriety
  4. commend
  5. celebrity
  6. salute
  7. repute
  8. compliment
Noun
  • Early success and early fame can sometimes impart a kind of cultural tunnel vision—an inability to look beyond the next project, or an insecurity when speaking beyond what’s coming up.
    — Alice Robb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The opening of Husk in Charleston in 2010 blasted Brock to national fame.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fame
Verb
  • Its award-winning and critically acclaimed films reach 300 million people worldwide in 180 countries and 33 languages across the global National Geographic channels and direct-to-consumer platforms Disney+ and Hulu.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The film recently premiered at the New York Film Festival to acclaim and will be released theatrically by Neon on Christmas Day.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of acclaim
Noun
  • The case marks the latest legal challenge for Peters, whose internet notoriety crossed into the mainstream after previous brushes with the law.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • New Stanford wants to reel in viewers with the notoriety of the original study and the promise that hot buttons will be pushed.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of notoriety
Verb
  • Two Democratic political organizations are running adverts on the House’s bill to ban congressional stock trading, criticizing a Republican over the vote while commending a Democrat running in a different district for supporting the bill.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Related Articles The runway appearance of both Hosk and Palvin has set the internet aflame, with awed viewers commending the new moms and calling attention to the indelible power of women.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of commend
Noun
  • Another factor contributing to the hero item phenomenon is the cult of the celebrity designer.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Some outcry over the Polymarket contract has been aimed at its celebrity promoters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of celebrity
Verb
  • Stein was more delighted that the Portuguese newspapers saluted Celtic for their style.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • All this because that was the Ditka look everyone remembers, Saturday Night Live many times spoofed, and NFL films saluted.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of salute
Noun
  • John Field, one of Li’s two protagonists, was in fact a classical pianist of some repute, having invented the nocturne form of composition that Chopin would make famous in Field’s lifetime.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And the ecological values of roadless areas are beyond repute.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of repute
Verb
  • Bruno says, also complimenting his improvement on his timing and his form.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And the owners’ taste, in this case, is pleasant and broadly appealing, complimenting the home’s high ceilings and historic features.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of compliment

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