Thesaurus / cause-célèbre
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synonyms for cause-célèbre
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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cause-célèbre, such as: bone of contention, celebrated case, controversy, debate, grist for the gossip mill, and hot potato.
How to use cause-célèbre in a sentence
The prosecutors’ decision not to press for a longer sentence came after a surge of public support for Bacot, whose case has become a genuine cause célèbre.
WOMAN WHO SHOT DEAD HER ABUSIVE STEPFATHER-TURNED-HUSBAND TO BE FREED AFTER GLOBAL OUTCRYPHILIPPE NAUGHTONJUNE 25, 2021THE DAILY BEASTThen came the cause celebre, as it may be called, of the day, the trial of Xenophon himself.
CALLIASALFRED JOHN CHURCHWithin twenty-four hours the Iams case became a National cause celebre.
HOMESTEADARTHUR G. BURGOYNE