Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Widely recognized or acclaimed; famous.
- adjective Of or involving one that is widely recognized or acclaimed.
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- adjective informal
famous orcelebrated
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Examples
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Tonight Fallon celebrates his one-year anniversary with a few big-name guests.
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Without big-name challengers early on, Crist and Rubio won't have to fight their own party early on.
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If you gave this big-name gunsmith a few of your reloads to test fire, there is no excuse for him to send that rifle out the door without being correct.
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Winchester and Remington, all the big-name ammo makers are loading green ammunition now, he said.
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If you gave this big-name gunsmith a few of your reloads to test fire, there is no excuse for him to send that rifle out the door without being correct.
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We've put together a list of the best ways to catch affordable theater in January, including some big-name performances from Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company and Folger Theatre.
Free and cheap theater in January Stephanie Merry 2011
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With high-profile coaches earning millions of dollars per year, university administrators, alumni and fans should take a pragmatic look at the added value that big-name coaches bring to a program.
Dave Player: The Best-Value College Football Coaches Dave Player 2011
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Increasingly, you see them in banner pop-up ads showing up intermittently on big-name media websites.
Scammers infest YouTube comments, Google search results 2009
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With high-profile coaches earning millions of dollars per year, university administrators, alumni and fans should take a pragmatic look at the added value that big-name coaches bring to a program.
Dave Player: The Best-Value College Football Coaches Dave Player 2011
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Where should a whitetail nut go if the big-name spots are too far from home or too expensive to contemplate?
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