renowned
Americanadjective
adjective
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- renownedly adverb
- renownedness noun
- unrenowned adjective
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Tandy will need a renowned defence coach appointed in time for the Six Nations.
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While Mr. Cliff was never as renowned internationally as Bob Marley, he lit the reggae fuse.
But in the post-qualifying news conference, it seemed he was already weighing the question of risk versus reward, with Verstappen, renowned for his aggressive approach to starts, alongside him with much less to lose.
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Netherlandish painting is renowned, in part, for its masterly representation of fine fabrics, ornate glass and other sumptuous materials.
Marseille is renowned for worsening drugs wars, and Amine Kessaci recently wrote a book called Marseille Wipe your Tears – Life and Death in a Land of Drugs.
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