: generally recognized
a known authority on art

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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige also made known plans to eventually recast the roles of the X-Men in the MCU after the multiverse-crossing events of the next Avengers movies. Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2025 The Caribbean Guard, a volunteer lifeguard organization that regularly patrols Playa Grande, where the accident occurred, noted the beach’s known danger. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 July 2025 The Bulldogs landed five-star quarterback Jared Curtis from Nashville, Tennessee, over Oregon, but other schools are more known for their boosters ponying up. On3 put out a list of the 10 schools that were the biggest spenders in building their 2025 rosters. Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025 In addition to known gender bias issues, there existed a lack of female representation in technology departments; possibly in response to the aforementioned bias reality. Paige Francis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for known

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of known was in the 14th century

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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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known

adjective
: generally recognized
a known expert on art

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