as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
the VIPs insisted on being seated in the restaurant's private dining room
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Recent Examples of VIP
The Absolut Heat Haus, Soho House’s VIP pop-up The Hideout, and the Coca-Cola Pop Shop are just a few of the brand activations that aim to build a rapport with the festival audience.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Single-day general admission tickets are $53, with the option to upgrade to VIP on Friday for $113 or for $103 on Saturday and Sunday.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the pre-show VIP Lounge, exclusive VIP merchandise item & more.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Ticket tiers increase to GA+ VIP, Platinum and Lolla Insider, with each tier being more expensive.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Pre-sale prices for 4-DAY tickets are currently posted as $399 for general admission, $735 for GA+, $1,599 for VIP, $4650 for Platinum and $29,000 for Lolla Insider.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Binance, though, allowed the VIP’s account to trade freely for months.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
And the Volunteer of the Year went to VIP Mohamed Somji.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
As for its sistership, the first Oceanco 52 was snapped up in October 2025; for that vessel, the owner opted for a slightly different layout, with a fitness area on the main deck and two VIP cabins, with one acting as an office.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Single-day general admission tickets are $53, with the option to upgrade to VIP on Friday for $113 or for $103 on Saturday and Sunday.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026
Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the pre-show VIP Lounge, exclusive VIP merchandise item & more.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Ticket tiers increase to GA+ VIP, Platinum and Lolla Insider, with each tier being more expensive.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Pre-sale prices for 4-DAY tickets are currently posted as $399 for general admission, $735 for GA+, $1,599 for VIP, $4650 for Platinum and $29,000 for Lolla Insider.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Binance, though, allowed the VIP’s account to trade freely for months.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
And the Volunteer of the Year went to VIP Mohamed Somji.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
As for its sistership, the first Oceanco 52 was snapped up in October 2025; for that vessel, the owner opted for a slightly different layout, with a fitness area on the main deck and two VIP cabins, with one acting as an office.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for VIP
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
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But Cukor, who hit his thirty-year up-or-out deadline without getting a star, had long since been removed to lucrative work in the private sector.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Sox fans are still waiting on Munetaka Murakami, the Japanese star whose slugging was going to make the fireworks budget increase exponentially, to start hitting with some regularity.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Rewind is completely different from the Rock Slide and Willys 392 -- each one of them has its own unique personality.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Lane was gifted with that kind of face and personality, too, replete with diagonal eyebrows that join his cheekbones in a quizzical demeanor that, throughout his career, has signaled the joys of life.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“VIP.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/VIP. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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