Cause celebre
Cause celebre noun - An incident that attracts great public attention.
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Incident and cause celebre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incident" instead a noun phrase "Cause celebre".
Incident
Incident noun - Something that happens.
Cause celebre and incident are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cause celebre" with "Incident", this terms are similar.
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Incident and Cause celebre. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause_celebre/incident
Cause celebre & Incident. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause_celebre/incident>.
Incident or Cause celebre. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cause_celebre/incident.
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