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Recent Examples of idol
When Kansas City lit up in orange, Swift fans hailed Kansas City for its strong civic support of their music idol.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Never meet your idols is a common phrase about your celebrity role models.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2025
While her two siblings remain influential to her game, Pareja also noted Spanish legend Rafael Nadal as one of her biggest idols.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Like the best idol groups, KPop Demon Hunters isn’t good at just one thing.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Never meet your idols is a common phrase about your celebrity role models.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2025
While her two siblings remain influential to her game, Pareja also noted Spanish legend Rafael Nadal as one of her biggest idols.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Like the best idol groups, KPop Demon Hunters isn’t good at just one thing.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idol
hero
Noun
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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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“Idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idol. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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