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Noun
He achieved great renown for his discoveries.
Her photographs have earned her international renown.
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
But as Sanderson's renown continues to grow, more and more fantasy readers are finding their way to a series that first debuted 14 long years ago.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Throughout his evolution, Jokić gained increasing renown for his elite passing skill.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
But Santa Monica’s long-standing renown has turned it into a new magnet for upscale hospitality developers.
—Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
An Austrian artist of growing renown, Heller drew on his childhood love of the Wurstelprater, an 18th-century amusement park in Vienna, to create a cross between a fair and an open-air gallery in Hamburg.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
But as Sanderson's renown continues to grow, more and more fantasy readers are finding their way to a series that first debuted 14 long years ago.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Throughout his evolution, Jokić gained increasing renown for his elite passing skill.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
But Santa Monica’s long-standing renown has turned it into a new magnet for upscale hospitality developers.
—Chadner Navarro, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Renown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renown. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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