notoriously
adverb
no·to·ri·ous·ly
nō-ˈtȯr-ē-əs-lē 
nə-
1
: in a notorious manner
2
: as is notorious : as is very well known
notoriously, they never got along
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.
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George Steinbrenner notoriously hired and fired Billy Martin five times.
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Reservations are required — and notoriously hard to get.
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Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
George Steinbrenner notoriously hired and fired Billy Martin five times.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
The challenge in answering questions like these, Campbell thinks, is that scorpions are notoriously difficult to study.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Reservations are required — and notoriously hard to get.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for notoriously
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“Notoriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriously. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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