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widely known
  • an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity

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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-known. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.

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