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- 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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- cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour
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- a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball
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- cause célèbre
- (also cause celebre),
- celeb,
- celebrity,
- figure,
- light,
- luminary,
- megastar,
- name,
- notability,
- notable,
- notoriety,
- personage,
- personality,
- somebody,
- standout,
- star,
- superstar,
- VIP
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- any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion
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“Icon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icon. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of icon was in 1572
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