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Renowned For: Standard Pattern

Renowned For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.

Quick answer

Use “renowned for” when saying that someone or something is famous or highly known for a particular quality or achievement.

Key details

Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termsrenowned for

Further guidance

Construction

Use “renowned for” when saying that someone or something is famous or highly known for a particular quality or achievement.

Style Boundary

Cambridge directly illustrates “renowned for” and separately also allows “renowned as”; this page does not claim that “for” is the only complement used with “renowned.”

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

  1. RENOWNED | English meaning — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct dictionary evidence for “renowned for,” with the documented “renowned as” alternative kept in scope.

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