world-famous

adjective

: famous throughout the world
a world-famous scientist

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KPop Demon Hunters follows a world-famous K-pop girl group who moonlight as demon hunters. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 With Jackie away, Simon and Amanda must work together to recreate Jackie's world-famous fudge in time for the competition, learning that their opposite philosophies just might make for a sweet and savory romance. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 The region is home to UC Berkeley, Stanford and other top research universities, a long list of Nobel prize winners, world-famous museums, aquariums, medical centers and many of the planet’s leading technology companies. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025 Paris is home to multiple world-famous cultural institutions, including the Louvre and other museums such as the Orsay, Pompidou, and Quai Branly. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for world-famous

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“World-famous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world-famous. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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