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as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
celebrities from sports and entertainment attended the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
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as in fame
the fact or state of being known to the public
an actor who reportedly feels very uncomfortable with his celebrity
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Recent Examples of celebrity
And then there were a couple more celebrity cameos.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
There’s also been speculation that this BBL is the reason why certain celebrities are suddenly appearing quite refreshed.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
That celebrity influence and Pokémon’s global audience have ensured the franchise’s longevity and explosion of value, according to collectible experts.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Although mahjong in America spread widely among Jewish women, a diverse group has taken it up in recent years, including young parents, celebrities and Southerners.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
There’s also been speculation that this BBL is the reason why certain celebrities are suddenly appearing quite refreshed.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
That celebrity influence and Pokémon’s global audience have ensured the franchise’s longevity and explosion of value, according to collectible experts.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Although mahjong in America spread widely among Jewish women, a diverse group has taken it up in recent years, including young parents, celebrities and Southerners.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrity
Noun
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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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In the years before her Bomb interview, Dupuy-Spencer experienced a meteoric rise to fame.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The hilarious send-up of celebrity drama and the paranoia that can accompany fame is cowritten and directed by Jonah Hill and also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 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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The David Hockney–esque Julian was a star of the ’60s and ’70s but has spent the past three decades in prolonged retreat, living off his notoriety and persona as an art curmudgeon — first as a judge on a reality-competition show and, more recently, on Cameo.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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One of the first initiatives under Khosla was a 10-year strategic plan for expansion and more notoriety.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Distracted balances its celeb soiree with Southern California’s sinister edge, the malaise and monotony that can make sunny days so alienating.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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The celeb cameos in it are great.—
Rebecca Milzoff,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
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The home here is a ramshackle London town house where a famed painter, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), is spending his final years in a haze of creative stagnation and lingering renown.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Deeply respected in the Hungarian art world, Maurer spent more than six decades working across printmaking, film, photography, performance, and painting before finally gaining international renown in the early 2010s.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrity. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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