as in fame
the fact or state of being known to the public
a basketball icon whose renown is truly international
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Recent Examples of renown
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
The fact that Coltrane first gained renown and made many of his initial breakthroughs in Davis’ band between 1955-60 provides one possible answer, says trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who got to know Davis as a young lion making a name for himself in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, circa 1982.
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
His character, Jimmy George, is an actor and performance artist of a particular type of downtown renown.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
While some of Na's fellow Korean genre masters, like Bong Joon Ho, have found global renown, for many cinephiles, Na is overdue for the kind of global introduction a Cannes premiere provides.
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ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Gorkhali Kitchen has enjoyed greater renown since making the Florida Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand roster in 2023, a distinction that highlights restaurants serving high-quality food at great value.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
The fact that Coltrane first gained renown and made many of his initial breakthroughs in Davis’ band between 1955-60 provides one possible answer, says trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who got to know Davis as a young lion making a name for himself in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, circa 1982.
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
His character, Jimmy George, is an actor and performance artist of a particular type of downtown renown.
—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
While some of Na's fellow Korean genre masters, like Bong Joon Ho, have found global renown, for many cinephiles, Na is overdue for the kind of global introduction a Cannes premiere provides.
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ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renown
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Motherhood, sexuality, family, fame… every band member forges her own path in refreshingly disparate ways rarely shown on television.
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Donors include oil executive Harold Hamm, the Waltons of Walmart fame, Kenneth Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, a hedge fund, and Burgum himself.
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The team behind the popular and acclaimed Buckhead restaurant the Chastain has announced a second concept opening in 2027.
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The first season of Beef wasn’t just critically acclaimed; it was widely hailed as an avatar of post-pandemic rage.
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Kiros first gained online notoriety for being fired by her law firm in New York after writing a letter sharply critical of Israel in November 2023.
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In the late 1970s, Brass entered a new phase and gained fresh notoriety with cult historical-erotic films Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979) as well as The Key (1983), a free adaptation of a novel by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō.
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Miss Manners commends it as better than the usual aggressive-aggressive behavior — and more effective.
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Donning a loud orange and curly wig, Tel commended KC for its hospitality as a host city.
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When King asked if the unnamed celebrity was the one, Brown didn't hesitate.
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While Terenzio believes secrecy is essential for any celebrity wedding, she isn't convinced Madison Square Garden would actually host Swift and Kelce's ceremony.
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That's a dominating performance, and makes a $300 discount worth saluting.
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Ground salutes like cherry bombs are prohibited in the state.
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Maybe that’s in free agency with Cooper Rush or Joshua Dobbs — the only veterans of any sort of repute still available — or in a trade or waiver claim.
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So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views.
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To compliment the sights, NASA also produced new sonifications—a method to transform astronomical information into often ethereal soundscapes.
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Each brings something different to the table and compliments the other by filling in for the other's weaknesses.
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“Renown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renown. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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