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as in symbol
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before
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as in avatar
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour
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as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball
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as in image
a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion
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Recent Examples of icon
For a brief period, the phone showed no signal at all before a satellite icon appeared in the left-hand corner.
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PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Three tennis icons with multiple grand slams and one player seeking his first major – that’s who makes up the semifinals at this year’s 2025 US Open.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In episode 6, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) goes to visit the grave of the pop icon’s Rosaline, who is a deceased Nevermore professor known for her second sight, after losing her powers in part one.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Her appointment chimes with Anderson’s reputation for working with talents ranging from arthouse film stars to pop culture icons.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Three tennis icons with multiple grand slams and one player seeking his first major – that’s who makes up the semifinals at this year’s 2025 US Open.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In episode 6, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) goes to visit the grave of the pop icon’s Rosaline, who is a deceased Nevermore professor known for her second sight, after losing her powers in part one.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Her appointment chimes with Anderson’s reputation for working with talents ranging from arthouse film stars to pop culture icons.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icon
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But before Prater became one of the unlikeliest heroes of Bills lore, destined to be referenced for decades in one of the most memorable games in the history of what’s soon to be the old Highmark Stadium, his teammates had a sneaky feeling.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To dissidents, she has been seen as a hero putting her life on the line; to Modi’s supporters, as a dangerous subversive who is anti-national and anti-Hindu.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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By the 1980s, Armani suits became a power symbol for American businessmen thanks in part to the brand’s prominence in pop culture.—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the rush to make sense of the shooting based on these messages and symbols is misguided.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Russian billionaire Dmitry Itskov founded the 2045 Initiative, a life-extension project that envisions uploading human consciousness into computer avatars.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Users are dropped directly into the media and swapped in for the artist, athlete or avatar.—
Sara Smith,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Il Fagiano, the signature restaurant, offers an elevated culinary experience worthy of its Michelin star, making dining on-site an essential part of any stay at Grand Hotel Fasano.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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At the event Nvidia speakers particularly focused on enterprise inference applications, where AI hopes to achieve its return on investment as pointed out in the slide image below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The comments came as New Zealand Police released images on Tuesday showing a campsite set up in Waitomo, which is believed to be where Phillips and his children had been staying before he was fatally shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Here, played by the black actress Karen Bryson, the character is all brains and sass.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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At one point during NCIS' run, de Pablo's character was thought to be dead.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Also, the Gorn look a little different in their Strange New Worlds incarnation.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is the new incarnation of an old refrain, once expressed as the claim that China simply copies everything.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other designers—Valentino, Versace, Oscar de la Renta, to name a few—also successfully courted celebrities, but few had as much success as Armani.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Icon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icon. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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