Synonyms for cause celebre
- hot potato
- talk of the town
- uproar
- affair
- controversial case
- controversial issue
- controversy
- debate
- fuss
- grist for the gossip mill
- matter of the moment
- political football
- rumor
- scandal
- topic of the day
- war of words
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Then came the cause celebre, as it may be called, of the day, the trial of Xenophon himself.