as in famous
widely known
an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity
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Recent Examples of well-known
The 7,300-acre lake southwest of Snyder, Texas, isn’t as well-known as some other Lone Star waters.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Pregnancy is well-known to be rough on sleep—the constant need to pee, the baby walloping your insides—but things can get worse postpartum, and not just because of the baby’s needs.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Also a onetime chairman and part-owner of the Chicago Bulls and an investor in the New York Yankees, Lester Crown and his wife have been well-known for their philanthropy, including as stalwart supporters of Israel and Jewish causes and institutions.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Zarbalas is well-known in South Florida’s dining community.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
Pregnancy is well-known to be rough on sleep—the constant need to pee, the baby walloping your insides—but things can get worse postpartum, and not just because of the baby’s needs.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Also a onetime chairman and part-owner of the Chicago Bulls and an investor in the New York Yankees, Lester Crown and his wife have been well-known for their philanthropy, including as stalwart supporters of Israel and Jewish causes and institutions.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Zarbalas is well-known in South Florida’s dining community.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-known
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That was a cool moment between one of the world’s most famous couples.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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One is beautiful and famous the world over; the other is even more beautiful yet content not to have to put up with all the fuss and attention.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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It had been preceded from 1982 to 1985 by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, a West Coast edition of the famed New Mexico festival that was presented under the auspices of the La Jolla Chamber Music Society at venues that included the Sherwood and The Old Globe in Balboa Park.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Strangely, as social media has moved from the text of status updates and tweets to short video, verbal commentary has actually grown more prominent and more viral.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Piker is one of the few prominent left-wing voices operating in digital spaces where young men congregate.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant in the boutique Rivertown Lodge is closing to make way for Pez, a contemporary Mexican spot from Efrén Hernández, the chef behind the celebrated Casa Susanna at Camptown in Leeds, from the same hotel ownership.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Oscar marked one of Hollywood’s most celebrated comebacks.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Come morning, make a beeline for pastries by renowned chef Cédric Grolet–from cake-sized cinnamon rolls to sculptural waffle flowers and fresh-out-the-oven viennoiseries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
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But there is a slice of Coleman Hawkins, unbelievably, playing a number in this movie, and some other really renowned African American jazz musicians.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is Bali in the slow lane, devoid of Ubud‘s notorious traffic jams and souvenir stores, and with barely any other hotels in the surrounding area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Around that time Uthmeier was one of the forces behind the construction of notorious Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention facility located in the Everglades inside the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-known. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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