: known widely and well : famous

Examples of famed in a Sentence

a bowl of the restaurant's famed chili San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge.
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Though private businesses can ban guns, public property near Orlando’s famed attractions wouldn’t be off limits. Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024 For this famed partnership, that time will come in Abu Dhabi on December 8 as the pair head off in their separate ways. Aleks Klosok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024 The successor to the famed DB5—the car that Sean Connery catapulted to fame as James Bond in Goldfinger—the DB6 was lovely, delicate, and quick. Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024 The annual Old Fiddlers’ Convention takes place at Felts Park, a local park with an open-air music venue that’s a stone’s throw from the famed Blue Ridge Parkway. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for famed 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of famed was circa 1533

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“Famed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famed. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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