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
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.
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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 more time spent on a personality clash between this pair of mercurial iconoclasts, the less time is being dedicated to getting Trump’s pending domestic agenda across the finish line.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 6 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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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 more time spent on a personality clash between this pair of mercurial iconoclasts, the less time is being dedicated to getting Trump’s pending domestic agenda across the finish line.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 6 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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One is Shinjiro Koizumi, the 44-year-old son of maverick former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who led the country from 2001 to 2006.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the early 70s, the British maverick had already made a name for himself with Deliverance, which was the kind of artsy genre flick championed by a New Hollywood whose directors owed more to the European arthouse than to classic studio fare.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Iconoclast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclast. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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