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of note

Important, of distinction, famous, as in I have nothing of note to report, or The speaker was a man of note. This idiom uses note in the sense of “importance” or “fame.” [Late 1500s]

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commendable, praiseworthy, creditable, consequential, relevant, meaningful, momentous, front-page, renowned, notable, leading, illustrious, recognized, well-known, acclaimed, notorious, distinguished, prominent, esteemed, great

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of human bondage, of it, of late, of mice and men, of necessity, of note, of old, of one's life, of one's own accord, of service to someone, be, of sorts
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