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as in symbol
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
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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as in avatar
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour
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as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball
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as in image
a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion
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Recent Examples of icon
Last year's CultureCon in Brooklyn united three icons, Questlove, Michelle Obama and Janelle Monáe for The Wonder of Stevie festival event.
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Boggs’s work on Baldwin, which began in the late 1990s with a campaign to revive the long out-of-print children’s novel, Little Man, Little Man, paralleled the return of Baldwin’s writing to prominence and his rise to the status of cultural icon.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Diljit Dosanjh is nominated for Amar Singh Chamkila, portraying the rise and assassination of the Punjabi folk icon.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Convatec share price In other news, shares of British investment firm Petershill Partners surged more than 33% after the company announced plans to delist from the London Stock Exchange.
—Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Boggs’s work on Baldwin, which began in the late 1990s with a campaign to revive the long out-of-print children’s novel, Little Man, Little Man, paralleled the return of Baldwin’s writing to prominence and his rise to the status of cultural icon.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Diljit Dosanjh is nominated for Amar Singh Chamkila, portraying the rise and assassination of the Punjabi folk icon.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Convatec share price In other news, shares of British investment firm Petershill Partners surged more than 33% after the company announced plans to delist from the London Stock Exchange.
—Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icon
Noun
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There are streets and parks named for Cuban heroes—from Máximo Gómez, an anti-colonial fighter of the nineteenth century, to Osvaldo Payá, a Christian dissident who died in a suspicious car crash in 2012.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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On the silver screen, Chris Pine has played heart-stopping action heroes.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Milei, who took office in 2023, is a hardline libertarian known for wielding a chainsaw during campaign events — a not-so-subtle symbol of his pledge to cut through regulations and slash government spending.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Intellectual property refers to creative works such as designs, symbols and names that are legally protected by the inventor, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The book is a kind of illness travelogue in which the wily poet-author’s avatar shows up every day in a new mind and body, and often in a new place, with rejiggered symptoms, and attempts to win her reborn self’s favor, or at least its mercy.—
Paul McAdory,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The hologram hails from Proto Hologram, the company that recently helped launch an interactive mirror from The Conjuring in 47 malls, as well as Hyperreal, a company known for creating realistic avatars.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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The previous week, Emily was at a sleepover at Heather’s house with Gretchen, when Gretchen, loosened up by shots of Fireball whiskey, revealed that Tamra once recorded a song, badly, according to Gretchen, with an unnamed boy band star that Gretchen claims Tamra got frisky with.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Rumors about the Only Murders in the Building star's nuptials with Benny Blanco being this weekend turned out to be 100-percent true, and as soon as a few beautiful photos of the cute couple were green-lighted to be shared with the eager public, fans were double-tapping with tears in their eyes.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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When police released images of the weapon, Robinson’s father texted his son, asking for a picture of the gun, according to the charging document.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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In one of the season’s final scenes, the five returning characters have individual counseling sessions with Arisu giving brief updates on their lives.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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There's probably a part of you in all of the characters, and that's the truth of it.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
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Of course, like many franchises (anime and otherwise) with different incarnations, there can be a bit of uncertainty about where — and when — to dive in.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Pepperoni’s Pizza The current incarnation of Sgt.—
George A. Paul,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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In each episode, a celebrity guest acompanies them on their investigation into the local lore.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Icon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icon. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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