: 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.
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Pantera Xfinity Theatre, 61 Savitt Way, Hartford The famed metal band Pantera, who has been rocking since 1981, is at Xfinity Theatre on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. $54.50-$792.40. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025 Mark Ruffalo is in talks to reprise his famed Marvel role of Incredible Hulk in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, sources confirm. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025 The famed venue is steeped on more than a century of racing heritage and has the largest seating capacity of any sporting venue across the globe. Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 The images were taken by famed photographer Edward Steichen and other Navy photographers working throughout the Pacific theater. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for famed

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 6 Aug. 2025.

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