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The university invited an illustrious scientist to speak at the graduation ceremony.illustrious = famous and respected
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It was an illustrious achievement.illustrious = worthy of admiration
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She had an illustrious career in medicine, earning awards and international recognition.illustrious = famous and respected
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The book thief had struck for the first time—the beginning of an illustrious career. (source)illustrious = worthy of admiration
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I knew he was feeling that this was just one more time when he failed to live up to his illustrious father's expectations. (source)
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We saw a great painting on the wall over their heads, of the twenty illustrious men who had invented the candle. (source)illustrious = famous and admired
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No matter how much I appeared to have changed—how illustrious my education, how altered my appearance—I was still her.† (source)
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This dares a seer, but nought the seer prevails, In beauty's cause illustriously he fails; Twelve moons the foe the captive youth detains In painful dungeons, and coercive chains; The foe at last from durance where he lay, His heart revering, give him back to day; Won by prophetic knowledge, to fulfil The steadfast purpose of the Almighty will.† (source)
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And do you think the engineers who designed their illustrious skyscrapers or built their highways hesitated for one moment to level the lovely little neighborhoods that stood in their way?† (source)
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The Blantons were a famous group in Breathitt, and they had a feuding history nearly as illustrious as Papaw's.† (source)
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Our illustrious Elector Primo had just accepted another four-year presidential term.† (source)
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At any rate, my illustrious ancestor would certainly approve of my daily routine.† (source)
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Faukman no doubt had heard some wild book ideas in his illustrious career, but this one seemed to have left the man flabbergasted.† (source)
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The afternoon wore on with more anecdotes about illustrious wizards Slughorn had taught, all of whom had been delighted to join what he called the "Slug Club" at Hogwarts.† (source)
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I would have received the Governor General's Academic Medal, the University of Toronto's highest undergraduate award, of which no small number of illustrious Canadians have been recipients, were it not for a beef-eating pink boy with a neck like a tree trunk and a temperament of unbearable good cheer.† (source)
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You wanna know about the illustrious Adam Wilde?† (source)
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