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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
The Apollo Theatre This is a Harlem icon.
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
It is slated to feature a wide range of collabs with friends and fellow hip-hop icons including Tyler, The Creator and producers including Pharrell Williams, Mike Dean, Hitkidd, Madlib and Metro Boomin.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Toews was a Chicago Blackhawks icon for 1,067 games prior to the health problems that took him away from hockey.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, the Brooklyn-native and cultural icon is continuing her aspirational streak as Estée Lauder‘s first-ever Brand Ambassador for North America—marking a major moment in both her career and the brand’s history.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
It is slated to feature a wide range of collabs with friends and fellow hip-hop icons including Tyler, The Creator and producers including Pharrell Williams, Mike Dean, Hitkidd, Madlib and Metro Boomin.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Toews was a Chicago Blackhawks icon for 1,067 games prior to the health problems that took him away from hockey.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, the Brooklyn-native and cultural icon is continuing her aspirational streak as Estée Lauder‘s first-ever Brand Ambassador for North America—marking a major moment in both her career and the brand’s history.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icon
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Trump received a hero’s welcome by the Knesset — as well as being briefly heckled by a left-wing member, who was promptly escorted out — after brokering a ceasefire that raised hopes for lasting peace in the region.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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There’s a cosmogony in which the world is fashioned from the corpse of a slain giant or a protohuman, and another in which a hero, Prometheus-style, steals fire from the gods and gives it to mortals.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Click the Save or Save As icon (the diskette symbol) to store your changes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Its leather jackets became a cultural symbol in the ’90s and 2000s — worn by legends like Biggie and Dipset — representing pride, toughness, and self-expression.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Joyner used HeyGen, a generative AI video platform, to create his avatar, training it with a five-minute studio recording that captured his appearance and speech patterns.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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As if the people were a chorus of the voiceless, and she their avatar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rowling continues to speak out and be drawn into online battles about her views, but the controversies don’t seem to be affecting the star power behind new Potter projects.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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And the stars really did align for Grogan and the team.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Malinche’s negative image was solidified by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Another kibbutz member approached a local TV correspondent, urging their channel not to stop airing the images of the returning hostages even as the high-level speeches at the Knesset began.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Animated characters like Tony the Tiger, Count Chocula and Fred Flintstone blurred the line between ads and morning cartoons.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The novel can get busy—Taylor introduces each of Wyeth’s studio mates in the first chapter, then all but abandons half of them to squeeze in more significant characters—but there’s a warmth in the overcrowding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Speaking to Radio Times last week, Al Murray, co-creator of Spitting Image‘s YouTube incarnation, defended the series, citing freedom of speech.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Gunn says the Caped Crusader isn’t necessarily coming through this incarnation.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Each episode features Bastianich and a celebrity guest tasting four interpretations of the dish, and scoring each one from 0 to 10 to determine the best version in town.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Icon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icon. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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