famous

Definition for famous

adjective as in legendary, notable to many

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acclaimed, brilliant, distinguished, eminent, excellent, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, influential, leading, memorable, noted, notorious, outstanding, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, splendid, well-known

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applauded, august, celebrated, conspicuous, elevated, exalted, extraordinary, foremost, high-profile, imposing, in limelight, in spotlight, lionized, mighty, much-publicized, noble, noteworthy, of note, peerless, reputable, signal, talked about

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Missouri museum of famous hair wreaths is closing.

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Cam Schlittler grew up dreaming about one day etching his name into the storied history of baseball’s most famous rivalry.

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Roberts, their manager for the past 10 seasons, has become famous—or infamous—for treating his rotation like a set of fine china, meant to be admired but rarely put to any meaningful use.

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But the Longhorns earned the No. 1 preseason spot because evaluators were blinded by the new starting quarterback with the famous last name.

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