big name
noun
: a performer or personage of top rank in popular recognition
a big name in the business world
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Read was freed on $80,000 bail and has a high-profile defense team including Jackson, who has represented Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, among other big names.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Fantastic fizz isn’t made just in Champagne; deep and complex reds don’t solely hail from Bordeaux and the Rhône; and there’s more to rosé than the big names in Provence.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Industry continues to add big names for its upcoming fourth season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Among other big names earnings nominations are supporting actor contender Damian Lewis and writer: comedy nominee Brett Goldstein.
And competing for the best international series award will be the likes of Shōgun, True Detective: Night Country, Say Nothing and Colin From Accounts.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Fantastic fizz isn’t made just in Champagne; deep and complex reds don’t solely hail from Bordeaux and the Rhône; and there’s more to rosé than the big names in Provence.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Industry continues to add big names for its upcoming fourth season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
Among other big names earnings nominations are supporting actor contender Damian Lewis and writer: comedy nominee Brett Goldstein.
And competing for the best international series award will be the likes of Shōgun, True Detective: Night Country, Say Nothing and Colin From Accounts.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Big name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20name. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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