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a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion
a movie star whose portrayal of a comic book superhero in a blockbuster series has made him the idol of millions
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Recent Examples of idols
All advantages and idols are all transferrable at all times — aside from after the votes are read at Tribal Council.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
In the midst of it all, young children decked out in Algerian gear hemmed and hawed at their idols.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Fernandes considers his compatriot and namesake Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United as one of his idols.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 4 June 2026
The woman's phone is encased in an undulating rubbery glitter sculpture with tiny portraits of K-pop idols suspended inside.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Baoase is also transporting, as any memorable hotel should be, with a strong Asian-esque design that includes ubiquitous Balinese Hindu statues, idols, and sculptures, and a reliance on simplicity over dazzle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Are Henry James’s heroines, surely among the most extraordinary female characters in literary history, really one-dimensional idols?
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Your siblings will always be your idols, especially older siblings.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
There were idols everywhere and advantages practically falling out of trees.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
In the midst of it all, young children decked out in Algerian gear hemmed and hawed at their idols.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Fernandes considers his compatriot and namesake Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United as one of his idols.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 4 June 2026
The woman's phone is encased in an undulating rubbery glitter sculpture with tiny portraits of K-pop idols suspended inside.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Baoase is also transporting, as any memorable hotel should be, with a strong Asian-esque design that includes ubiquitous Balinese Hindu statues, idols, and sculptures, and a reliance on simplicity over dazzle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Are Henry James’s heroines, surely among the most extraordinary female characters in literary history, really one-dimensional idols?
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Your siblings will always be your idols, especially older siblings.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
There were idols everywhere and advantages practically falling out of trees.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idols
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Look, Letterman is one of my all-time comedy heroes.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Noun
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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From the 1960s until his death in 2020, Latchford supplied collectors with ornate friezes, temple carvings and statues of Hindu gods, Buddhas and bodhisattvas.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Idols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idols. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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