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[ adjective ] widely known and esteemed

Examples

"a famous actor" "a celebrated musician" "a famed scientist" "an illustrious judge" "a notable historian" "a renowned painter"

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[ adjective ] widely known and esteemed

Examples

"a famous actor" "a celebrated musician" "a famed scientist" "an illustrious judge" "a notable historian" "a renowned painter"

Used in print

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

Now , under the impact of his wife 's disclosures , he was brought suddenly to the realization that there was a limit to tolerance , however brilliant , however far-famed the offender might be .

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