well-known
Example Sentences
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A New York-based digital media company, Arena operated such well-known titles as Men’s Journal, Parade and TheStreet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The Blocks aren’t as well-known as the Grahams, who once owned the Washington Post, or the Chandlers, past owners of the Los Angeles Times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
To understand how these environments might support life, she examined three well-known impact sites from different periods in Earth's history.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Block is well-known as the founder and chief executive officer of Muddy Waters Capital, a hedge fund and investment research firm, with a string of successful bearish bets to his name.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
He was the son of well-known astronomer William Herschel, who earlier had proposed that Mars could support intelligent life.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.