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familiar name
noun as in nickname
Strong matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
Sonam Wangchuk, 58, became a familiar name in India when Bollywood star Aamir Khan played a character inspired by him in the 2009 blockbuster 3 Idiots.
Stouffer's, a familiar name in frozen dinners, is moving beyond the freezer aisle with a new shelf-stable offering aimed at expanding its mac and cheese empire.
Experts have said building such a system in the U.S. would not make sense given the nation’s size, geographic position and existing defense capabilities, but allowed that Trump may be using the familiar name of Israel’s system as a “metaphor” for a more complex anti-missile defense system in the U.S.
While cassava isn't a familiar name in the U.S. just yet, it's well on its way.
Then later on it will be the turn of former Post Office chairman Allan Leighton - a familiar name in the business world, having also served as CEO of Asda and currently in post as chairman of Pizza Express.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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