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
Friends who work in the art world here rave about the explosion of commercial galleries and world-class museums in Galatea, Beyoğlu and nearby Tophane (areas that can easily be covered on foot), while Art International Istanbul is becoming as well-known as Frieze, Art Basel or the Armoury.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Scattered around the archipelago are activities and adventures that come closer to reflecting the real Hawaii rather than many of the more popular and well-known attractions that always feature on top ten lists.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
While not as well-known as her glamorous trilogy, this first ring held personal significance for the prince, representing the colors of the flag in his home country of Monaco.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 May 2026
Amelia and Liza are well-known as socialites in the UK, and also work as models.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Scattered around the archipelago are activities and adventures that come closer to reflecting the real Hawaii rather than many of the more popular and well-known attractions that always feature on top ten lists.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
While not as well-known as her glamorous trilogy, this first ring held personal significance for the prince, representing the colors of the flag in his home country of Monaco.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 May 2026
Amelia and Liza are well-known as socialites in the UK, and also work as models.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-known
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At other times, the music meditates on an image — there’s a tribute to Sylvia Plath, another famous McLean patient — that’s beautiful on its own but dramatically inert.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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Come evening, start your meal with the famous Mai Tai cocktail and the crunchy broccoli salad.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Barcelona founded its famed La Masia academy in 1979.—
Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia to inaugurate and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ, the final tower of the long-gestating church.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Her husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, is a prominent television writer.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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In the microbiome of mice with worse survival, the researchers also noticed that one strain of bacteria — Sangeribacter muris KT1-3 — was most prominent.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The gruesome killings drew widespread attention after security video was made public in the country that relies heavily on its celebrated agriculture industry.—
Matteo Moschella,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Those are the celebrated opening lines of the first part of Howl’s three parts and its footnoted coda, with that initial sentence running-on for seventy-eight frenetic lines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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One of its main attractions is the Corales Golf Course, located in the Puntacana Resort and home to renowned tournaments such as the PGA Tour.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Lenny, a grieving 15-year-old girl, is sent to a renowned Pacific Northwest boarding school on a scholarship where she is drawn into a secret society known to shape the school's greatest and most notorious students.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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In the clip above, Pacino’s character is in conversation with notorious mobsters Sam Giancana (played by Paul Ben-Victor) and Johnny Roselli (played by Logan Marshall-Green).—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Yet one of the most notorious examples of his ability to wield the n-word as a comic weapon took offstage.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-known. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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