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make a name

verb as in go far

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But some of today’s taggers are leveraging larger audiences on social media and higher-profile targets to make a name for themselves.

The 17-year-old headed to the north east hoping to put his troubled past behind him and make a name for himself playing alongside the likes of Fabricio Coloccini, Andy Carroll and Alan Smith.

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Now the 56-year-old backbencher has the chance to make a name for herself in a different way, as she was picked third in the Private Members Bill ballot so will be able to bring forward her own draft law and has a better chance than most of seeing it adopted by the government.

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But you have to fight hard to make a name for yourself.’

“I was trying to make a name for myself then, but with the little resources I had, the little knowledge I had at that moment, it was rocky.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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