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
Lollobrigida is from Frascati, a hill town just outside Rome well-known for its white wine, and was participating in her fourth Olympics.
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Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Attorneys for a Utah woman accused of murdering her husband are seeking a last-minute change of venue, arguing the case has become too well-known locally for justice to be decided by an impartial jury.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Lollobrigida is from Frascati, a hill town just outside Rome well-known for its white wine, and her great aunt was the late Gina Lollobrigida, a star actress of the 1950s and ’60s.
—Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Note that the Portuguese service is well-known for its special amability and closeness.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
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Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Attorneys for a Utah woman accused of murdering her husband are seeking a last-minute change of venue, arguing the case has become too well-known locally for justice to be decided by an impartial jury.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Lollobrigida is from Frascati, a hill town just outside Rome well-known for its white wine, and her great aunt was the late Gina Lollobrigida, a star actress of the 1950s and ’60s.
—Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Note that the Portuguese service is well-known for its special amability and closeness.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-known
Adjective
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As to the famous fine line between stupid and clever, the stupidity and the cleverness are all but inextricable, and to the point.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Over the past week, a 30-year-old TikTok personality with a famous actor beau showed up in an awful lot of front rows.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ami Paris has revealed a month-long makeover of the famed French brasserie in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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James Scully as Lee Kleinlein, an artist, who sells his first painting at an unforgettable Society event, who is an apprentice to the famed real-life artist William Merritt Chase.—
Paul Edward Parker,
The Providence Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The absence that has lingered over the Boston Red Sox world for the last five weeks was especially prominent Sunday as the team held its first full-squad workout of 2026.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Some cultural events featuring prominent Israelis since the start of the war in Gaza have been subject to anti-Israel demonstrations.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Moore plays Bob Hoover, Verity’s editor-in-chief and a celebrated war photographer whose Pulitzer-winning photograph helped sway public opinion at the end of World War II.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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It’s based on a short story by William Faulkner, adapted by Horton Foote, the celebrated playwright who would later write Tender Mercies for Duvall and originally recommended him for the Boo Radley role.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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Broyard, who studied with painter Peter Doig at the renowned art academy in Düsseldorf, Germany, gives his pictures a sense of the passage of time.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The former Dartmouth ski racer was 65 and a renowned anesthesiologist in the Vail Valley.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Shortly after his arrival, the crypto market went into free fall following the implosion of a notorious stablecoin project called Terra Luna.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Officials say the wait will be worth it because the old bridge is notorious for delays.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Well-known.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-known. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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