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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
An investigation later showed that Ramos was obsessed with violence and notoriety in the months leading up to the attack.
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CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Despite lacking notoriety in the US, table tennis was one of the biggest sports in the world at the time, and this story is loosely based on real table tennis player Marty Reisman.
—Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Where does Puerto Rico go from the boon in notoriety?
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
But the sudden notoriety fed into anxiety, depression, and an unhealthy reliance on prescription drugs.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2025
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
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Like many of the show’s actors, Heather Locklear shot to fame after appearing on Dynasty.—
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After cutting his teeth with early film and stage roles in the late ‘90s, the actor found wider fame with memorable television parts.—
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The White Lotus breakout star and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television, Aimee Lou Wood, held hands with her beau Adam Long.—
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Kittle is one of many 49ers stars to be injured this season and unable finish the biggest game of the season.—
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Founded in China and now based in Singapore, Manus drew global renown for its progress with building artificial intelligence agents.—
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Fine-art style posters, flowery marketing and the promise of in-person spectacle, along with industry renown, helped drive visitation to 100,000 people by 1927 — an at least 10-fold increase since its founding.—
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Over the course of his life, Reagan worked as a clothing salesman, actor, radio personality, author, and political commentator.—
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But his personality is different.—
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This latest disaster will be framed by some as another blow to Minnesota's reputation.—
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In 1984, Craig launched heli-fishing, using helicopters to ferry anglers to pristine alpine rivers no one had ever cast a line in, and the lodge's reputation exploded.—
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“Notoriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notoriety. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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