as in famous
widely known
the renowned painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci
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Recent Examples of renowned
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Song’s invitation marks the 11th for the Parisian department store’s annual artistic program, following exhibits from renowned international art figures such as Argentine artist Leandro Erlich, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota and Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The country's biggest exports include watches, pharmaceuticals and precious metals — but the country is also renowned for its luxury goods, chocolate and skincare products.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Her father, William DeBerry McKissack, was a renowned Black architect and CEO of McKissack & McKissack.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Yamada, a landscape architect, is credited with shaping many of San Diego’s most renowned public spaces, including SeaWorld, Seaport Village and Embarcadero Marina Park.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Song’s invitation marks the 11th for the Parisian department store’s annual artistic program, following exhibits from renowned international art figures such as Argentine artist Leandro Erlich, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota and Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The country's biggest exports include watches, pharmaceuticals and precious metals — but the country is also renowned for its luxury goods, chocolate and skincare products.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Her father, William DeBerry McKissack, was a renowned Black architect and CEO of McKissack & McKissack.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renowned
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Joining him for color commentary is Dell Curry — former Sixth Man of the Year with the Hornets, current famous dad of Steph and Seth.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Expect crowds to flock to the beloved establishment, which over the years has hosted many famous folks like James Brown, Alan Jackson, the late President Jimmy Carter, and the late Congressman John Lewis.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were widely acclaimed as masterful works of art, died on Tuesday.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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He was heavily awarded and critically acclaimed for his talents.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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French authorities swarmed the museum in the 24 hours following, with photographs from outside the famed museum showing forensics investigators searching the scene for clues.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The country is also home to over 10,000 waterfalls and lagoons, and now exploring those famed waterways just got easier.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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There was a time when Chiles would have been commended for her service.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Stern later commended Winfrey's charitable work elsewhere in the episode.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The celebrated sculptor, whose angular, gravity-defying figures are icons of modern art, spent his life exploring form, balance, and the spaces in between.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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The reversal ends months of speculation about the future of one of Kansas City’s most celebrated fine-dining spots.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Another opportunity for a small reward – usually just $1 – came whenever someone complimented their behavior at restaurants.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The classic tonal gray makeup is complimented by black-and-gray and white-and-silver colorways, each of which are available now in select sizing from New Balance’s e-commerce store.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The 4-2-3-1 formation has been one of the most prominent systems used across Europe since the turn of the century, adopted by some of the best tacticians in modern football.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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While there’s some grappling between the big three, Amazon, Microsoft and Google remain by far the prominent cloud computing providers for AI applications, according to Emarketer senior analyst Jacob Bourne — and their futures depend at least in part on serving AI demand.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Egyptian attacker briefly applauded Liverpool’s jubilant away end inside Deutsche Bank Park after the final whistle before turning and making a beeline for the tunnel as the celebrations continued.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meantime, the analyst applauded AppLovin’s expansion into e-commerce advertising, which has a total addressable market that is multiple times the size of the mobile game in-app advertising market.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Renowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renowned. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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