Renown
noun
The condition of being known or talked about by many people, fame.
She first won renown as a journalist before becoming a politician.
Often appears as...
- of great renown
- win renown
verb
Provide with renown, make famous.
His documentaries have renowned his name around the globe.
noun
The condition of being known or talked about by many people, fame.
She first won renown as a journalist before becoming a politician.
Often appears as...
- of great renown
- win renown
verb
Provide with renown, make famous.
His documentaries have renowned his name around the globe.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Renown often implies respect and positive recognition for one's achievements.
The scientist was of great renown for her contributions to renewable energy.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Awareness
Being 'renown' suggests a level of public awareness that goes beyond one's immediate circle or community.
The ancient warrior was of such renown that songs were sung of his deeds across the lands.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Usage
'Renown' is often used in historical or epic contexts to describe legendary figures or ancestors.
Knights of old time were warriors of great renown.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Renown often implies respect and positive recognition for one's achievements.
The scientist was of great renown for her contributions to renewable energy.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Awareness
Being 'renown' suggests a level of public awareness that goes beyond one's immediate circle or community.
The ancient warrior was of such renown that songs were sung of his deeds across the lands.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Usage
'Renown' is often used in historical or epic contexts to describe legendary figures or ancestors.
Knights of old time were warriors of great renown.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Renown often implies respect and positive recognition for one's achievements.
The scientist was of great renown for her contributions to renewable energy.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Awareness
Being 'renown' suggests a level of public awareness that goes beyond one's immediate circle or community.
The ancient warrior was of such renown that songs were sung of his deeds across the lands.
Pro Tip 3/3Historic Usage
'Renown' is often used in historical or epic contexts to describe legendary figures or ancestors.
Knights of old time were warriors of great renown.
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If I said that there's somebody behind the screen who's very successful, certain ideas would immediately come to mind. You'd think that person might have made a lot of money, achieved renown in some field. My own theory of success -- I'm somebody who's very interested in success, I really want to be successful,
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there was no wiggle and waggle, there was no spend-five-minutes- to-come-back-to-the-point. I didn't have to keep interrupting, which I've become rather renowned for doing, because I want people to answer the question. And he answered me, and it was pretty interesting. And he said --
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However, this gift came at a high price. To prevent their voices from breaking, these singers had been castrated before puberty, halting the hormonal processes that would deepen their voices. Known as castrati, their light, angelic voices were renowned throughout Europe,
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emotional toll that this is all taking on of all of us which is a really critically important and a very real part of how we're all experiencing this pandemic and so we're we're really thrilled to be joined today by renowned author and harvard medical school
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This Clown Philosopher...
is internationally renowned for himself no show and the beautiful thing about him is that he's taken very much what most people would consider internationally a Russian tradition of clothing and he has shared it with everybody around the world so that in a
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of them have started because of great footage or a classic picture i honestly believe in my heart that the only way we're going to save penguins is to introduce them to the mass public renowned wildlife cameraman brad
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With fantastical beliefs like these, how can we take him seriously? Any renowned thinker from centuries past has ideas that seem fantastical by today’s standards, but we can’t discount their influence on this basis.
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is the fact that they are so slow. People don't quite realize how slow. Sloths are obviously renowned for being slow. But when your life and your work kind of revolves around them, the slowness,
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Should “blackness”...
or some of renowned scientists was studying a race problem in 1950 those experts reached a general agreement that the idea of race is a biological myth
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A kinder, gentler...
If I said that there's somebody behind the screen who's very successful, certain ideas would immediately come to mind. You'd think that person might have made a lot of money, achieved renown in some field. My own theory of success -- I'm somebody who's very interested in success, I really want to be successful,
Video examples
How to seek truth in the...
there was no wiggle and waggle, there was no spend-five-minutes- to-come-back-to-the-point. I didn't have to keep interrupting, which I've become rather renowned for doing, because I want people to answer the question. And he answered me, and it was pretty interesting. And he said --
Video examples
Why does your voice...
However, this gift came at a high price. To prevent their voices from breaking, these singers had been castrated before puberty, halting the hormonal processes that would deepen their voices. Known as castrati, their light, angelic voices were renowned throughout Europe,
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Ninja Woman PIPE National...
Mindi is renowned for her incredible flexibility in dexterity but is she good enough to get through the laser beams and avoid triggering an alarm as she tries will measure her every move with the advanced technology of the fight science lab so Mindy what we're gonna do
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How to be your best self...
emotional toll that this is all taking on of all of us which is a really critically important and a very real part of how we're all experiencing this pandemic and so we're we're really thrilled to be joined today by renowned author and harvard medical school
Video examples
This Clown Philosopher...
is internationally renowned for himself no show and the beautiful thing about him is that he's taken very much what most people would consider internationally a Russian tradition of clothing and he has shared it with everybody around the world so that in a
Video examples
Making a Pangolin an...
of them have started because of great footage or a classic picture i honestly believe in my heart that the only way we're going to save penguins is to introduce them to the mass public renowned wildlife cameraman brad
Video examples
History vs. Sigmund...
With fantastical beliefs like these, how can we take him seriously? Any renowned thinker from centuries past has ideas that seem fantastical by today’s standards, but we can’t discount their influence on this basis.
Video examples
Can Sloths Kill You? PIPE...
is the fact that they are so slow. People don't quite realize how slow. Sloths are obviously renowned for being slow. But when your life and your work kind of revolves around them, the slowness,
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Should “blackness”...
or some of renowned scientists was studying a race problem in 1950 those experts reached a general agreement that the idea of race is a biological myth
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Mark Rylance
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Moments are incredible, but in my fantasy mind I see a Globe company which is renowned throughout the world for what it does with pure storytelling. So that people come and say: it's not just the building, it's the only place you can hear this kind of work.
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Ralph Allen
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At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, where art theory is very important. The teachers were renowned artists and among the best of that time.
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American Writer
My father was rich and renowned, and later - as I got to know him, went on vacations with him, and then lived with him for a few years - I saw another, more glamorous world.
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Every company has its own texture, vocabulary, and singular place in dance history, and I have always wanted to share my perspective of these world renowned institutions.
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American Politician
The team at VCU is renowned for being at the cutting edge of some of the world's most important, lifesaving medical and pharmaceutical engineering research.
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American First Lady
You don't have to be a renowned artist like Q-Tip to try your hand at poetry. You don't need any special equipment - that's the beauty of it.
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Jean Rostand
French Scientist
Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.
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James William Middleton
English Businessman
The great British public is renowned throughout the world for its sense of humour.
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Jay Shetty
British Celebrity
Anyone who is humble but still super accomplished, super recognized, renowned, has status, and has every reason to not have to be humble if they don't want to, but they still choose to be humble because they value that humanity is connected - that we're all on the same level as humans - that humility is what wins my heart.
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Mark Rylance
English Actor
Moments are incredible, but in my fantasy mind I see a Globe company which is renowned throughout the world for what it does with pure storytelling. So that people come and say: it's not just the building, it's the only place you can hear this kind of work.
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Ralph Allen
British Politician
At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, where art theory is very important. The teachers were renowned artists and among the best of that time.
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Himani Shivpuri
Indian Actress
World Theatre Day is an important day for us, we get to applaud the efforts of renowned playwrights, actors, and directors who have put in toil and blood to create meaningful stories.
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Lisa Brennan-Jobs
American Writer
My father was rich and renowned, and later - as I got to know him, went on vacations with him, and then lived with him for a few years - I saw another, more glamorous world.
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David Hallberg
American Dancer
Every company has its own texture, vocabulary, and singular place in dance history, and I have always wanted to share my perspective of these world renowned institutions.
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Abigail Spanberger
American Politician
The team at VCU is renowned for being at the cutting edge of some of the world's most important, lifesaving medical and pharmaceutical engineering research.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
You don't have to be a renowned artist like Q-Tip to try your hand at poetry. You don't need any special equipment - that's the beauty of it.
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Jean Rostand
French Scientist
Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.
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James William Middleton
English Businessman
The great British public is renowned throughout the world for its sense of humour.
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