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Common collocations with notoriety in American Collocation

notoriety noun uncountable

US /ˌnoʊtəˈraɪəti/

some

a certain
some

He has a certain notoriety in his home town.

a lot of

considerable
great
much
widespread

He wrote several works on social issues which attained considerable notoriety.

in a particular place

international
national
worldwide

In real life, Coach Carter achieved national notoriety when he made the controversial decision to bench the whole of his team.

immediate

instant
sudden

The book gained instant notoriety because of its assertion that Hitler knew nothing of the Holocaust.

lasting for a long time

lasting

The name Fletcher Christian has obtained a lasting notoriety through its connection with the Mutiny on the Bounty.

public

public

Stevenson would have revelled in such public notoriety.

achieve notoriety

achieve
acquire
attain
earn
gain
win

Jenny and her gang rapidly achieved notoriety.

In the 1930s, it gained notoriety as one of the few churches in London where divorced people could get married.

have notoriety

enjoy
have

Perhaps one of the most famous prisoners held in the Tower of London, Walter Ralegh enjoyed notoriety throughout his life.

cause notoriety

bring

The murder brought notoriety to the small village.