high-profile
adjective
: attracting a lot of attention in newspapers, on television, etc.
a high-profile legal case
a high-profile athlete
She has a very high-profile job.
Examples of high-profile in a Sentence
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The communications consultancy, which specializes in high-stakes and high-profile crisis, reputation and corporate communications matters, is bringing on Erika Masonhall to serve as managing director of the new office.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
That proposal has attracted broad support — especially after high-profile incidents involving malicious fakes of President Joe Biden and Taylor Swift.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2024
One of the area’s more high-profile races includes the Republican vote for Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District, where longtime incumbent Mike Simpson faced Scott Cleveland and Sean Higgins for the Republican Party nomination.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
This is far from the first significant battle that has been waged against OpenAI, though Johannson’s may be the most high-profile.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 21 May 2024
Here is an overview of the most high-profile names among them.
—Bart Meijer and Stephanie Van Den Berg, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Sources: Bernard Fraga, Alex Snipes and Hannah Book The most high-profile primaries involving these candidates are arguably in Oregon.
—538 Staff, ABC News, 21 May 2024
The crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other top officials on Sunday was the latest high-profile deadly helicopter accident in recent years.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 May 2024
The high-profile charges have plunged the British-dependent territory and its tough new firearms law into the global spotlight, with some critics calling for visitors to boycott the popular tourist destination located 600 miles southeast of Florida.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
That proposal has attracted broad support — especially after high-profile incidents involving malicious fakes of President Joe Biden and Taylor Swift.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2024
One of the area’s more high-profile races includes the Republican vote for Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District, where longtime incumbent Mike Simpson faced Scott Cleveland and Sean Higgins for the Republican Party nomination.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
This is far from the first significant battle that has been waged against OpenAI, though Johannson’s may be the most high-profile.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 21 May 2024
Here is an overview of the most high-profile names among them.
—Bart Meijer and Stephanie Van Den Berg, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Sources: Bernard Fraga, Alex Snipes and Hannah Book The most high-profile primaries involving these candidates are arguably in Oregon.
—538 Staff, ABC News, 21 May 2024
The crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other top officials on Sunday was the latest high-profile deadly helicopter accident in recent years.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 May 2024
The high-profile charges have plunged the British-dependent territory and its tough new firearms law into the global spotlight, with some critics calling for visitors to boycott the popular tourist destination located 600 miles southeast of Florida.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
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“High-profile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-profile. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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