as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows
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Recent Examples of iconoclast
What choice would a young reactionary iconoclast have but to veer right?
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Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
With no knock on a standard-issue C8 Corvette, the ZR1 is a serious target for collectors, including iconoclasts who prefer to zig where others zag.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
Just milk, chocolate syrup and seltzer, though iconoclasts argue that vanilla syrup is acceptable, too.
—Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
The iconoclast behind SpaceX, Tesla, DOGE and more set out to incorporate the area around his Starship rocket launch facility near what was previously known as Boca Chica beach and village over four years ago.
—Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
With no knock on a standard-issue C8 Corvette, the ZR1 is a serious target for collectors, including iconoclasts who prefer to zig where others zag.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
Just milk, chocolate syrup and seltzer, though iconoclasts argue that vanilla syrup is acceptable, too.
—Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
The iconoclast behind SpaceX, Tesla, DOGE and more set out to incorporate the area around his Starship rocket launch facility near what was previously known as Boca Chica beach and village over four years ago.
—Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iconoclast
maverick
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Henry Jaglom, the maverick auteur who crafted deeply intimate and unconventional films that explored the intricacies of relationships and the quirkiness of human behavior, has died.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Jazz is an art form with an outsized share of mavericks, rebels, and creative dissidents who’ve built careers by blazing their own particular paths.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Iconoclast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclast. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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