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as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a local television personality who is beloved by area residents
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as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
she's got a great personality
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as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
it has never been in the nation's personality to adhere to a rigid class system
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as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
every debate that was supposedly about the issues quickly degenerated into a juvenile exchange of personalities
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Recent Examples of personalities
And many of the media companies have great monetization but don’t really have any of the big personalities and audiences was a really interesting point.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The New York Giants rookie running back has become one of the most electric personalities in all of sports — and off the field, his relationship with influencer girlfriend Chloe Rodriguez is giving fans even more content to follow.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Youngblood studied his victims’ personalities like a psychologist analyzing a patient, identifying the anxious father, the loyal friend, the keen investor.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The designer brings out her clients’ personalities with new and antique elements sourced around the world while drawing inspiration from fashion, art, architecture, and design history to create spaces that are rich in detail.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
But Americans also prefer personalities, and in the fire and ice tandem of Dropkin and Thiesse, have finally found some.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Molinaroli extends this systems thinking to ethical leadership, insisting that organizations can’t rely on charismatic personalities alone.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Chicago’s Umphrey’s McGee is a band with at least two personalities.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
If fashion capitals had distinct personalities, Copenhagen’s would be the optimist.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The New York Giants rookie running back has become one of the most electric personalities in all of sports — and off the field, his relationship with influencer girlfriend Chloe Rodriguez is giving fans even more content to follow.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Youngblood studied his victims’ personalities like a psychologist analyzing a patient, identifying the anxious father, the loyal friend, the keen investor.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The designer brings out her clients’ personalities with new and antique elements sourced around the world while drawing inspiration from fashion, art, architecture, and design history to create spaces that are rich in detail.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
But Americans also prefer personalities, and in the fire and ice tandem of Dropkin and Thiesse, have finally found some.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Molinaroli extends this systems thinking to ethical leadership, insisting that organizations can’t rely on charismatic personalities alone.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Chicago’s Umphrey’s McGee is a band with at least two personalities.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
If fashion capitals had distinct personalities, Copenhagen’s would be the optimist.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personalities
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Michael Kors welcomed a packed front row of celebrities to the Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday evening for his fall 2026 show, which also happened to be his 45th anniversary.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Over the past ten years, celebrities have gone from treating profiles as a necessary part of the job — grin and bear it, hold a puppy, say the least offensive things possible — to giving you absolutely nothing.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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While Jewish texts are generously represented on Texas’s list, works by and about authors of other identities are not; the high school list, for example, features no Hispanic authors.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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Dugard founded a non-profit to help people recover from similar horrors and has understandably kept her daughters’ identities a secret.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Lau wonders whether Horses will be able to avoid conflict, due to their inherent independent natures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Employees at an El Dorado Hills fast food restaurant went on a one-day strike, after a manager reportedly flung insults and acted unprofessionally to Latino workers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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When Lucy confesses to sleeping with Evan, Pippa’s insults for Lucy could rival even some of Stephen’s greatest hits.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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It is anticipated that this is how the final stars, or the last sustained sources of light and energy, will arise in the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Buyers are really looking for a big, broad comedy with stars.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Film adaptations like the 1939 version often leave out this second generation of characters.—
Becky Little,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Louie’s death would affect all the characters who had grown close to him.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most, if not all, of our clients are going out into the world as less than their whole selves out of necessity, as a survival tactic.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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But not at the expense of potentially increasing the chances of hurting our October selves.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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The committee’s creation is the latest call for transparency and further investigation in the aftermath of the Justice Department’s release of a trove of Epstein files, which has sent shockwaves through several industries after revelations about the late financier’s ties to prominent figures.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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One of China’s most influential cultural figures, Wang is not simply a celebrity endorsement but occupies a rare position at the intersection of youth identity, entertainment, and fashion authority.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Personalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personalities. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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