: known widely and well : famous

Examples of famed in a Sentence

a bowl of the restaurant's famed chili San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge.
Recent Examples on the Web Its importance even transcends music: The album’s famed cover—featuring Nasir Jones as a child, with a photo of the Queensbridge Houses as the backdrop—has inspired visual artists. C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2024 Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing one of its since monitoring began nearly four decades ago, authorities say, with much of the famed reef showing signs of damage as warming ocean temperatures blight reefs worldwide. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 Shortly after daylight on April Capt. Kyle Johnson and his crew of three anglers left Gulfport, Mississippi, for a two-hour run across the Gulf of Mexico to the famed fishing waters of Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands. Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2024 Where to Stay: Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Shangri-La Paris, and the famed Ritz Paris are five-star luxury options that were voted among the top hotels in Paris by our readers in 2023. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024 Secondhand marketplaces provide endless access to famed collections of the past—pieces that carry history and lore; are the footprints of a fashion house, and bona fide heirlooms that remain in the zeitgeist. Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024 Even supporters of the 11 who went on trial, such as the famed radical Emma Goldman, knew few details about them, Zimmerman said. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024 Earlier this month, when Beyonce brought her tour to Kansas City, Thomas hosted famed dancers Les Twins at her studio, and dancers from around the region showed up for the event. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024 Joel will bring this chapter to a close on July 25 with the 150th concert of his career at the famed New York City venue. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of famed was circa 1533

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“Famed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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