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as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a television show featuring a rogues' gallery of notorieties from 20 years of overhyped scandals
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as in fame
the fact or state of being known to the public
a lawyer of notoriety for the huge awards he's won in medical malpractice cases
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Recent Examples of notoriety
News of this recommendation comes after the brothers’ case has gained notoriety, particularly due to two very different Netflix releases.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
Join 65 others in the comments View Comments In 2013, Abercrombie & Fitch garnered notoriety after a Change.org petition that gained nearly 80,00 signatures called for the company to introduce larger, more inclusive t-shirt sizes.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Some crave the infamous notoriety and sense of accomplishment that comes with successfully breaching a secure system.
—Reuven Aronashvili, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The show’s producers have figured out lowest-common-denominator appeal, counting on tabloid notoriety and underrating the public’s intelligence.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
Join 65 others in the comments View Comments In 2013, Abercrombie & Fitch garnered notoriety after a Change.org petition that gained nearly 80,00 signatures called for the company to introduce larger, more inclusive t-shirt sizes.
—Brynn Gingras, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Some crave the infamous notoriety and sense of accomplishment that comes with successfully breaching a secure system.
—Reuven Aronashvili, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The show’s producers have figured out lowest-common-denominator appeal, counting on tabloid notoriety and underrating the public’s intelligence.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notoriety
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News of Chigvintsev’s arrest ended what appeared to be a reality TV-style fairy-tale romance, involving the two celebrities.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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And the organic social media love from Lisa and other celebrities was also invaluable.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Moo Deng has even become a popular Halloween costume this year, and starred on Saturday Night Live, when actor Bowen Yang featured her on the show's Weekend Update in October, discussing her perspective of newfound fame.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kornacki, 45, shot to social media fame during the 2020 presidential election for his near 'round the clock election analysis and signature Gap khaki pants.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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How did Kornacki become famous? Kornacki became somewhat of an internet star during the 2020 presidential election with his wall-to-wall election coverage as ballot-counting lasted for days in crucial battleground states.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article From one of pop music’s biggest stars to an opera about Mount Everest and a music festival inspired by Leonard Cohen, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Mann was aiming at his brother Heinrich, a novelist and an essayist of nearly equal renown, whose liberal politics led him to support Germany’s enemies, France and Britain.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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With a family pedigree steeped in food and hospitality, Boxer has been honing his craft from a young age, quickly gaining renown for his inventive takes on British cuisine at his other London locations like Brunswick House, Orasay and Below.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Step into the spotlight and let your dynamic personality inspire others to see the possibilities.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Using the Concise function on highlighted text to boil it down strips out too much personality, while the Friendly function gets too wordy and often misses the sentence's or paragraph's original point.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The necklace has been worn at two British coronations and may contain diamonds from the infamous necklace at the heart of a scandal that tainted the reputation of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The spike in homophobia and homophobic violence has led Ivorian gay communities and human rights groups to express concerns that the hostility could endanger the country's reputation for comparative tolerance.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Notoriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notoriety. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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