Accolade and Fame

Accolade

Accolade noun - Public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.

Usage example: winning the Nobel Prize for Physics is generally regarded as the highest accolade for a physicist

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Fame and accolade are semantically related In some cases you can use "Fame" instead a noun "Accolade".

Fame

Fame noun - The fact or state of being known to the public.

Usage example: many go to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune

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Accolade and fame are semantically related in regard topic. Sometimes you can use "Accolade" instead a noun "Fame", if it concerns topics such as note.

Nearby Words: famous, famed

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similar	similar accolade	similar fame
new	new accolade	new fame
resulting	resulting accolade	resulting fame

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Replaced in some 2005 episodes with "Claim to Fame", in which each team would have to ask questions of a sporting figure identified only by their first name to establish what their sporting claim to fame was (generally having won an Olympic gold medal or similar accolade).

Source: Series / They Think It's All Over

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