high-profile
adjective
: attracting a lot of attention in newspapers, on television, etc.
a high-profile legal case
a high-profile athlete
She has a very high-profile job.
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The high-profile dispute has, over the past year and a half, ensnared several other celebrities in Lively and Baldoni's orbit as the discovery process in their case exposed the stars' private communications.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The video features archival film clips of the latter starlet — also known for high-profile legal battles, media scrutiny aimed at her love life and larger-than-life fame — rather than the songstress herself, who does not appear in the video.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In recent months, the rise of these prediction markets has also given rise to a series of high-profile controversies.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Cipriani’s solution has been to turn them into high-profile cases by leaking to the press.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The video features archival film clips of the latter starlet — also known for high-profile legal battles, media scrutiny aimed at her love life and larger-than-life fame — rather than the songstress herself, who does not appear in the video.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In recent months, the rise of these prediction markets has also given rise to a series of high-profile controversies.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Cipriani’s solution has been to turn them into high-profile cases by leaking to the press.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
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“High-profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-profile. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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