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
While places like the Blue Lagoon and Mývatn Nature Baths are well-known, these are a selection of some of my tried and true favorites to add to your list.
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Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
McCrory is a longtime educator, and CREC is well-known for running magnet schools in the Greater Hartford area.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Caicedo is their best and most well-known player.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The teen especially enjoys introducing people to bands that aren’t well-known.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
McCrory is a longtime educator, and CREC is well-known for running magnet schools in the Greater Hartford area.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Caicedo is their best and most well-known player.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The teen especially enjoys introducing people to bands that aren’t well-known.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-known
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Although the majority of the missiles aimed at Dubai have been intercepted, the attacks have damaged some of its most famous landmarks, including the five-star Fairmont The Palm and Jumeirah Burj Al Arab hotel.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Locals boast that their cielo tejido is world famous, and once even went on display in Dubai.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The case in Rio de Janeiro’s famed beachside neighborhood, which allegedly took place in January, gained national traction last week when four suspects handed themselves over to authorities.—
Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Where Little Foot falls on the family tree Little Foot’s skeleton is 50% more complete than the famed Lucy fossil, found in Ethiopia in 1974 by paleoanthropologists Donald Johanson and Tom Gray.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent political rival, Imamoglu stands accused by prosecutors of leading a criminal organization.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Among the most prominent findings from community outreach, which included surveys, walkabouts, pop-up events and a builder’s breakfast, were concerns about traffic speeding, inadequate lighting, lack of street trees and the absence of a cohesive identity for the corridor.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The bride's minimalist wedding gown is arguably the most celebrated detail of the entire ceremony.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Stunning results are the celebrated rewards of March.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Jack Horner, a renowned paleontologist who worked as a consultant on all seven films in the Jurassic Park franchise, is no longer employed as a lecturer at Chapman University, following his name appearing several times in the Epstein files.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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The show draws from the museum's renowned collection, as well as pieces on loan for this exhibition through July.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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As of this writing, Weinstein has bounced around various prisons in New York and California and is currently being held at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2026
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Credit cards are notorious for charging exceptionally high interest rates.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-known. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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