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as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a local television personality who is beloved by area residents
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as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
she's got a great personality
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as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
it has never been in the nation's personality to adhere to a rigid class system
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as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
every debate that was supposedly about the issues quickly degenerated into a juvenile exchange of personalities
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Recent Examples of personalities
Mortensen and other Secret Lives of Mormon Wives personalities were previously set to guest on the show, which follows Lisa Vanderpump's staff and guests.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
The ever-expanding Real Housewives franchise has officially added Rhode Island into the mix, and while the charming New England state may be the smallest in the country, the personalities are anything but.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Red Seat Ventures, a division of Fox Corp’s Tubi Media Group, operates a network of shows from personalities including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly and Piers Morgan.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
In moments like those, the twins’ individual personalities are on full display—and sometimes the twins exhibit personality traits that the dads know and see in themselves.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
The influencers all have different styles, bring their unique personalities to the forum, their own standards, and the audience responds.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
There will also be several internet personalities in the mix, including Hallie Batchelder, Alissa Violet, Cameron Jerrard, Dylan Kevitch, Andrew Vetter, Hannah Stocking, Joe Amabile, Louis Russell and Niko Emanuilidis.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Crosby said some of her greatest strengths are bridging ideology gaps to get things done and not letting personalities get in the way.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
After their work, these creatures became individuals with names, families, histories and personalities.
—Mireya Mayor, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
The ever-expanding Real Housewives franchise has officially added Rhode Island into the mix, and while the charming New England state may be the smallest in the country, the personalities are anything but.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Red Seat Ventures, a division of Fox Corp’s Tubi Media Group, operates a network of shows from personalities including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly and Piers Morgan.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
In moments like those, the twins’ individual personalities are on full display—and sometimes the twins exhibit personality traits that the dads know and see in themselves.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
The influencers all have different styles, bring their unique personalities to the forum, their own standards, and the audience responds.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
There will also be several internet personalities in the mix, including Hallie Batchelder, Alissa Violet, Cameron Jerrard, Dylan Kevitch, Andrew Vetter, Hannah Stocking, Joe Amabile, Louis Russell and Niko Emanuilidis.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Crosby said some of her greatest strengths are bridging ideology gaps to get things done and not letting personalities get in the way.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
After their work, these creatures became individuals with names, families, histories and personalities.
—Mireya Mayor, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personalities
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The high-profile dispute has, over the past year and a half, ensnared several other celebrities in Lively and Baldoni's orbit as the discovery process in their case exposed the stars' private communications.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Marc Anthony will sing the national anthem and other celebrities are expected to be on hand.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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More recently, initiatives such as Operation Janus and Operation Second Look have used data matching and record review to identify inconsistencies in immigration files, including cases involving duplicate identities, missing biometric data, or undisclosed prior removal orders.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The investigation is ongoing and the identities of the people who died have not been released.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Lau wonders whether Horses will be able to avoid conflict, due to their inherent independent natures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Laughs and insults, all expressed at a high volume, were guaranteed to follow.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Leilah Herrera, a player who left the USF team in 2021, said in a deposition video that the insults would fly every practice.—
Julia Haney,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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The high-profile dispute has, over the past year and a half, ensnared several other celebrities in Lively and Baldoni's orbit as the discovery process in their case exposed the stars' private communications.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Festivalgoers will be invited to celebrate the return of the series with a communal viewing under the stars.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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The photograph feels funereal but rich, somehow—evocative of the days when Edith Wharton’s troubled characters tried to hide from others’ eyes, while the carriage horses clopped along, each step as heavy as destiny.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The robotic characters break free from their restaurant resting place to cause chaos in town, while the villainous Marionette pops up to possess victims for her own nefarious purposes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fox also produced movies such as Richard Eyre’s Iris (2001), about author Iris Murdoch and John Bayley starring Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville, who portrayed their younger selves, and Dench and Jim Broadbent as the couple in their senior years.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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Instead, O’Leary said couples should think small for the sake of their future selves, opting for a civil ceremony and a party afterwards with just a small group of friends.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Personalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personalities. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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