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a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a trendy restaurant much favored by Tinseltown celebs
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Recent Examples of celeb
Sometimes, a celeb fan can reflect a club’s growing status.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Of all the runway shows during Paris Fashion Week, no front row is as buzzy and celeb-heavy as Dior's.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
Recently, celebs have been favoring thin-heeled, ankle-hugging stilettos from labels such as Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, and Gianvito Rossi, or newer brands like Amina Muaddi or Femme LA.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the most unexpected celeb couples in 2022 was Taye Diggs and TV personality Apryl Jones.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Of all the runway shows during Paris Fashion Week, no front row is as buzzy and celeb-heavy as Dior's.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
Recently, celebs have been favoring thin-heeled, ankle-hugging stilettos from labels such as Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, and Gianvito Rossi, or newer brands like Amina Muaddi or Femme LA.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the most unexpected celeb couples in 2022 was Taye Diggs and TV personality Apryl Jones.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celeb
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Kim Kardashian promotes moon landing conspiracy The conspiracy theory is one that billionaire Kim Kardashian, a major celebrity and entrepreneur with hundreds of millions of social media followers, recently amplified.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The photos showed the reality TV star sitting in an emergency room chair holding an ice pack to his face.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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On possession after possession, González picked up Brunson full court and tried his best to pester the Knicks star.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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With ties to galleries, artists, and international suppliers, as well as 30 years of industry experience, KWD is able to fully realize a buyer’s vision and inject their personality into a space.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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George's contributions as a friend and mentor to everyone in the Raiders organization continued long after his playing career, and his genuine personality and wonderful sense of humor will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Celeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celeb. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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