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as in heroes
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion
Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and other icons of pop culture
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2
as in symbols
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before
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as in avatars
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour
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as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball
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as in depictions
a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion
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Recent Examples of icons
But unlike those 90s icons, Labubu’s following has been fuelled by algorithms and influencers.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
His sound draws inspiration from 2000s and 2010s pop icons while incorporating contemporary production techniques.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Each is having their work showcased at the Saatchi Gallery alongside the club’s exhibition which mixes memorabilia with art and photography featuring players, fans and pop icons who have been associated with Chelsea like Madness, Paul Weller and Raquel Welch.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Gone were the photos of icons ranging from former President Barack Obama to actor Richard Pryor that had lined the walls.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The fact that a Broadway cast recording nearly ranks as one of the top 40 most-successful releases on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music—competing with modern-day pop icons and rap superstars—is an incredible accomplishment.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
After all, Brown’s red carpet appearances and Instagram snaps have also drawn comparisons to Barbie as well as ’90s icons both real and fictional, including Pamela Anderson and Carmela Soprano.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Stage concert icons Legendary band Three Dog Night, now in its 6th decade, claims some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
In the same way that people have looked to celebrities or athletes or anyone with a platform in the past…these influencers now fill that role or are on that same level as these cultural icons who are setting the example for younger generations.
—Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
His sound draws inspiration from 2000s and 2010s pop icons while incorporating contemporary production techniques.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Each is having their work showcased at the Saatchi Gallery alongside the club’s exhibition which mixes memorabilia with art and photography featuring players, fans and pop icons who have been associated with Chelsea like Madness, Paul Weller and Raquel Welch.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Gone were the photos of icons ranging from former President Barack Obama to actor Richard Pryor that had lined the walls.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The fact that a Broadway cast recording nearly ranks as one of the top 40 most-successful releases on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music—competing with modern-day pop icons and rap superstars—is an incredible accomplishment.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
After all, Brown’s red carpet appearances and Instagram snaps have also drawn comparisons to Barbie as well as ’90s icons both real and fictional, including Pamela Anderson and Carmela Soprano.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Stage concert icons Legendary band Three Dog Night, now in its 6th decade, claims some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
In the same way that people have looked to celebrities or athletes or anyone with a platform in the past…these influencers now fill that role or are on that same level as these cultural icons who are setting the example for younger generations.
—Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for icons
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Although 80% of the world's population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people.—
Oliver Brandt,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Comments Chris Pratt playing a character stuck in a past decade who teams up with a ragtag group of unlikely heroes, including a pint-sized, wise-cracking sidekick, in a movie directed by the Russo brothers?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Fundamental Flaw In Digital Representation Legal experts point out several problems with using AI avatars for courtroom advocacy.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Almost immediately, the little avatars pop up, followed by the reactions—the teardrop emojis and the misspelled and mispunctuated condolences.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The backlash against religious celebrities shows that celebrity authenticity and cultural tolerance has limits – and hypocrisy.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Famous fashion houses like Chanel, Gucci and Prada have earned billions over the decades marketing their perfumes to aspirational consumers (as have celebrities from Britney Spears to Derek Jeter).—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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Each of those originals have offensive depictions of non-white characters (like the Siamese cats in Lady and the crows in Dumbo), and each of their 2019 remakes rightfully remove those depictions.—
Josh Spiegel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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The book contains depictions of characters, both good and evil, in a fairy world.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Part of it was spent in various incarnations of the Jets’ fourth line, where David Gustafsson performed better than Barron did on faceoffs.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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More than once Snook squabbles with one of her video incarnations over ownership of the narration.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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While the artwork paints a nostalgic portrait of the era, the true stars of the show are the machines that roared through history and put countless manufacturers, drivers, and race teams on the map.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
24 Dec. 2024
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This colossal collision of plotlines and personalities, of wild opposites and weird outcomes?—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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This creates a powerful, fast-moving culture, but one that’s often undocumented, inconsistent, and overly reliant on personalities.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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By the 1930s and throughout the 1940s, Benton became associated with Regionalism—among its devotees, Grant Wood—which rejected abstract expressionism and exalted realist representations of rural America.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Embeddings, simply put, are numerical representations of any object, like words, images, protein sequences, etc.—
Harini Gopalakrishnan,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Icons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icons. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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