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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
At the end of 2017, with the help of Deason and a few other donors, Kirk hired Turning Point’s first breakout star, Candace Owens, a controversial Black conservative who had gained notoriety for her YouTube comments playing down the white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that year.
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Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Of late, the price and scarcity of eggs has become a major part of the national news cycle – lending more notoriety to the egg heist.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Seeing Riley gain so much notoriety and money made some people uneasy.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
John Durfee moved her there after the trial, worried that the notoriety of the case would bring grave robbers to his farm.
—Melissa Gray, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
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Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Of late, the price and scarcity of eggs has become a major part of the national news cycle – lending more notoriety to the egg heist.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Seeing Riley gain so much notoriety and money made some people uneasy.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
John Durfee moved her there after the trial, worried that the notoriety of the case would bring grave robbers to his farm.
—Melissa Gray, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notoriety
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Rose, 41, posted a photo of her look on Instagram where fans reacted, many comparing her to other celebrities after not recognizing her on first glance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.—
Phil Oh,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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The actress rose to fame in the '70s portraying Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Grammy-winning county singer, who first rose to fame as the winner of American Idol in 2005, will take over Perry’s seat when the new season premieres on Sunday, March 9.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The stars came out to shine for the Trojans as Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins each scored 22 points in the victory.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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By the 1940s, Weegee had moved to Hollywood and taken up work shooting the stars.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Dorothy Hood, an adventurous Texan whose enthralling abstract paintings won her great renown in the Houston art world starting in the 1960s, had high expectations for herself.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the two young artists went on to greater renown.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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Former Fox News personality and podcaster Dan Bongino was named FBI deputy director a short time later.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The panelists over the years have included a veritable who’s who of sports media personalities, including Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, Mina Kimes, Woody Paige, Bill Plaschke, Bob Ryan, Sarah Spain, Pablo Torre and Clinton Yates, among many, many others.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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When the strikes made everything pretty quiet, Tango had built a reputation for having good taste, for being a good partner, and for liking risk.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ankalaev has lost just once – a last-second submission to Scotland's Paul Craig on his UFC debut – and has built a reputation as a tough, tricky, dangerous contender with knockout power on his feet, and a strong top game on the mat.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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