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VIP

noun

ˌvē-ˌī-ˈpē

Definition of VIP

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 Meg Radice and Audrey Jongens run New York restaurant and lifestyle platform The VIP List. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 In addition, Autograph Hotels for the second consecutive year will host the festival’s VIP party at the historic Algonquin Hotel, where the New Yorker’s founders gathered to lay the groundwork for the magazine more than a century ago. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 At Cavo Paradiso, the cliffside open-air club above Paradise Beach that has booked international DJs since 1993, VIP does not mean a table. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 The stocks that Goldman screens for are those in the center of a Venn diagram, appearing in both its proprietary Hedge Fund VIP and Mutual Fund Overweight baskets. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for VIP

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Noun

Taylor Swift has always had a group of celebrity friends, which has changed significantly over the years.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026
Sports stars, celebrities and business heavyweights could enter from an interior loading dock area to a blue carpet backstage, allowing access into the club without having to navigate the crowds.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of celebrity

Noun

FRBs are brief but intense blasts of radio waves currently thought to erupt from rapidly rotating dead stars with the universe's strongest magnetic fields, called magnetars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The star wideout has responded with eight catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of star

Noun

His teammates see his personality, his ability to laugh at himself, his sarcasm, his dry wit.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Of course, the trend has to align with the brand’s existing values, and Pandora consumers have long used charms to express their interests and personalities.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of personality

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