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renown
noun as in fame
Example Sentences
Between them, “Wicked” boasts wider renown, which makes “Wild Robot” the true “it’s an honor just to be nominated” pick.
His exposing of human rights abuses earned him not only international renown and a knighthood, but also a bitter resentment of colonial powers which would eventually lead him to the gallows.
He added that "Disney is renown for entertainment", but said that his mother's death "is not entertainment for me and my family".
For fans of video game music, the serene, transporting “Aquatic Ambiance” has a special renown.
Jones came to early renown as a film composer, where he wrote the scores to Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” “The Wiz,” “In Cold Blood” and “The Color Purple,” among many others.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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