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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
In 2023, Argentine icon Lionel Messi departed from French side Paris Saint-Germain to join the MLS club Inter Miami.
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Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
When all was said and done, Burton’s film would go on to gross more than $40 million, helping Pee-wee Herman become a pop-culture icon.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
The daytime icon will sit out morning broadcasts of Live, as the popular personality typically takes a short leave from the long-running talk show every summer.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Want to drink in the same bar as outlaw icons Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson?
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
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Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
When all was said and done, Burton’s film would go on to gross more than $40 million, helping Pee-wee Herman become a pop-culture icon.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
The daytime icon will sit out morning broadcasts of Live, as the popular personality typically takes a short leave from the long-running talk show every summer.
—EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Want to drink in the same bar as outlaw icons Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson?
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icon
Noun
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Davidson’s hero, Ionescu, obliterated the record books in Oregon and left an indelible legacy replete with awards.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The feisty Pembroke Pines grandmother emerged as a hero a year ago today when firefighter-paramedics rescued her three days after her Toyota Tercel plummeted off Interstate 595 into a sweltering bed of swampland brush.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Museum also provided special paper to make paper cranes, a long-time symbol of peace.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s Joc Pederson, the Texas Rangers outfielder who famously turned a strand of pearls into a viral postseason symbol in 2021.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
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Manuel also detailed plans for the avatar to share more videos surrounding gun safety.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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According to Manuel, the avatar is trained on information on the internet as well as things Oliver wrote, said and posted online.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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And sports stars and Mahatma Gandhi and Florence Nightingale and more than 20,000 other pieces, and with them, a question: What's to become of it all? Krasula, closing on 77, never had kids.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This philosophy is one that many NFL teams are gravitating toward where star athletes are seeing little to no playing time in the preseason.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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The image, which appears to have been created with AI, shows the prison in the background.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Keeping the moon in the background of an image with another subject is often much more powerful than an image of just the moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Gomez has appeared on two episodes of the show as her character, Alex Russo.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The real question everyone should be asking themselves is who will be the first to romance Mercer’s character?—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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An early incarnation of the company that would become Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz was a pizza parlor with arcade games and dancing animal robots called animatronics.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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At least Judge, Daniels, and Paterson left the character’s distinctively androgynous voice (provided by Pamela Adlon in both incarnations of a show that has weathered the untimely deaths of too many original voice actors) intact.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Photographed heading out for dinner at celebrity favorite Sushi Park with former assistant Maguire Amundsen, Jenner opted for all-black and lots of leather.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Icon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icon. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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