big name
noun
: a performer or personage of top rank in popular recognition
a big name in the business world
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Disney+, Hulu, and ABC News have revealed the latest big name artists to join Grace for the World, the upcoming historic free concert from the Vatican City.
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
With so much excitement and so many big names set to be featured tonight, the 2025 VMAs is not an event that music and entertainment fans will want to miss.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
This led to a fierce competition with the other big name of 1980s Italian fashion, Gianni Versace, whose dazzling style stood in stark contrast to Armani’s typically understated looks.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Paramount, which has flashy new owners in Skydance, has been aggressively making deals with big names to bolster its film roster, all par for the course for a new regime looking to make a name for themselves.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
With so much excitement and so many big names set to be featured tonight, the 2025 VMAs is not an event that music and entertainment fans will want to miss.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
This led to a fierce competition with the other big name of 1980s Italian fashion, Gianni Versace, whose dazzling style stood in stark contrast to Armani’s typically understated looks.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Paramount, which has flashy new owners in Skydance, has been aggressively making deals with big names to bolster its film roster, all par for the course for a new regime looking to make a name for themselves.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Big name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20name. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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