as in famous
widely known
the renowned painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci
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Recent Examples of renowned
Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Winfrey served as an honorary grand chair as Copeland, who was the first Black woman to serve as a principal dancer at the renowned American Ballet Theatre, had her farewell from the company on Wednesday.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Vernadsky had left the Russian Empire via the Crimea during the revolution, leaving behind his family, including his father, Vladimir (Volodymyr), a renowned mineralogist and geophysicist who became the founding president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in 1918.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
During Latin Music Week, members of the Frost School of Music team led a series of exclusive roundtable sessions, giving attendees the rare opportunity to directly connect with representatives from the renowned institution.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
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Airplane food is getting a chef’s kiss from a renowned cook and humanitarian.
—Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Winfrey served as an honorary grand chair as Copeland, who was the first Black woman to serve as a principal dancer at the renowned American Ballet Theatre, had her farewell from the company on Wednesday.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Vernadsky had left the Russian Empire via the Crimea during the revolution, leaving behind his family, including his father, Vladimir (Volodymyr), a renowned mineralogist and geophysicist who became the founding president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in 1918.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
During Latin Music Week, members of the Frost School of Music team led a series of exclusive roundtable sessions, giving attendees the rare opportunity to directly connect with representatives from the renowned institution.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renowned
Adjective
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Per Vogue, the proceedings also featured a famous cameo.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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The three-day Nashville event (like the position) has grown in popularity and recognition — especially so after Taylor Swift, the most famous pop star on the planet who also happens to be engaged to Kelce, gave an impromptu performance at one of its parties last summer.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The cars were critically acclaimed.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The series was both popular and critically acclaimed during its run, picking up a Peabody Award, seven Emmys, and even a Grammy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The famed singer said a couple of her favorites include World of Warcraft and Ghost of Tsushima.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Presented by Live Nation, the tour marks a reunion for the two acts after sharing a bill at the famed Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre in Paris last June, where each artist performed overlooking the city as the sun set on the summer solstice.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bibbs commended Mason Nichols for filling in for him.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
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Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro commended Springer for playing through his injury.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The celebrated sculptor, whose angular, gravity-defying figures are icons of modern art, spent his life exploring form, balance, and the spaces in between.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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The reversal ends months of speculation about the future of one of Kansas City’s most celebrated fine-dining spots.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Barrymore complimented the nuanced nature of the show's exploration of the troubled teen industry.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the past, Sheridan has complimented the way PBR has marketed its sport, hoping to do the same for horse events.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 4-2-3-1 formation has been one of the most prominent systems used across Europe since the turn of the century, adopted by some of the best tacticians in modern football.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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While there’s some grappling between the big three, Amazon, Microsoft and Google remain by far the prominent cloud computing providers for AI applications, according to Emarketer senior analyst Jacob Bourne — and their futures depend at least in part on serving AI demand.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Egyptian attacker briefly applauded Liverpool’s jubilant away end inside Deutsche Bank Park after the final whistle before turning and making a beeline for the tunnel as the celebrations continued.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meantime, the analyst applauded AppLovin’s expansion into e-commerce advertising, which has a total addressable market that is multiple times the size of the mobile game in-app advertising market.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Renowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renowned. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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