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Recent Examples of infamous The end of the film sees a gravestone, as the infamous assassin is laid to rest next to his wife. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 There are even a few big name drummers set to take the stage — and hopefully skirt the infamous Spinal Tap drummer curse — including Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 The redshirt senior is infamous for her on-court trash talk among the Huskies’ practice players, but Bueckers rarely let that side of herself show during the regular season. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025 The big picture: The team has made the playoffs just twice in the past 22 seasons and its front office is infamous for trading away its star players. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infamous

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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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