NOTABLENESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

notableness

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as in greatness

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Noun

The path to greatness may be far more straightforward with algorithmic learning, as the constant driving teaches the programs.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Part of that greatness was because of his pit crew, which had another wonderful showing Sunday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of greatness

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Readers will likely remember the fracas surrounding Patty García’s ascendency to the Democratic nomination, effectively a coronation.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Other notable awards included recognition of emerging Taiwanese carrier STARLUX’s ascendancy to Skytrax’s five-star rating category.

— Barry Neild, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascendancy

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Shohei Ohtani emerged from the visiting dugout at American Family Field with a bat in his hand, and the mass of media members scattered in foul territory up the third-base line shifted his way, pulled by the magnetic force that is Ohtani’s stardom.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Sullivan has evolved into the stardom predicted for him since his days kicking the ball around with his brothers inside and outside of his northeast Philadelphia home.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of stardom

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Few marques understand this better than Porsche, whose reputation was built not merely on performance figures, but on the connection its cars forge between driver and machine.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Since its independence in 1947, India has maintained a reputation for conducting free and fair elections.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of reputation

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The twentieth century also saw Canada transition from British dominion to sovereign North American partner and ally.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Faced with the dominion of the identical copy, some modern artists chose to celebrate it; others took a more critical, even antagonistic stance.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dominion

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Advertisement The ascendance of immigration—and, with it, race and culture—as the central political concern on both sides of the Atlantic suggests that decolonization has displaced the war in the historical imagination.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
When evangelists of evil are in the ascendance, haven’t the just earned a sermon of their own?

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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