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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
The new camera and screen sharing activities are then available from the two icons at the bottom left.
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Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Along with icons of anorexic saints, my childhood home was a place of books.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Korean star Don Lee’s next feature Pig Village — which reunites the action icon with the director behind two installments of the blockbuster franchise The Roundup — has unveiled its ensemble cast.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Fashion icon Donatella Versace, who now serves as Versace’s chief brand ambassador, also used the platform to pay tribute to Markovic.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Along with icons of anorexic saints, my childhood home was a place of books.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Korean star Don Lee’s next feature Pig Village — which reunites the action icon with the director behind two installments of the blockbuster franchise The Roundup — has unveiled its ensemble cast.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Fashion icon Donatella Versace, who now serves as Versace’s chief brand ambassador, also used the platform to pay tribute to Markovic.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icon
Noun
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Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Another Miami restaurant has earned a Michelin star, this time for a local culinary hero.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The company said the dress code change will maintain the green apron's status as the symbol for Starbucks since they were introduced in 1987.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The backlash prompted national Democrats to make Musk a centerpiece of their messaging, casting him as a symbol of Trump-era government overreach.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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These avatars, built from machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) and deep neural networks, are trained on human speech patterns and thought processes.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Oscar Isaac’s casting raised eyebrows among some fans from the start: A man of mixed Cuban and Guatemalan descent, Isaac was cast as Marc Spector, a Jewish character draped in Egyptian mythology (Moon Knight is the earthly avatar of the Egyptian god Khonshu).—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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How to see the Lyrids The meteors seem to emerge – or radiate – from the constellation Lyra, specifically a bright star named Vega, according to astronomers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Aberdeen would have been a fan favorite and the top returner in a backcourt losing three stars in Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2025
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Read on to see a handful of the most spectacular images from the Lyrid meteor shower 2025.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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These are part of a suite of 24 images based on an ancient Japanese agricultural calendar (made up of 24 micro-seasons).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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But Season 2, by leaning so far into its characters’ anguish, has become more circular and suffocating in its storytelling.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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The thread that connects each of these characters' stories is the choice between sacrifice and preservation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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Most of it involves the two men bantering (and occasionally bickering) behind the wheel in their current incarnations and the occasional unexpected back-seat cameo (the most memorable one being producer Adler, who financed and directed their first film).—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The United States and its allies, however, will have to determine whether a China that is a softer incarnation of its current self should be regarded as a legitimate part of a changing global order—or still be treated as an existential threat.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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O’Donnell has since moved to Ireland, joining a growing number of celebrities who have moved internationally since President Donald Trump’s historic win.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
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Before and after the trip, other female celebrities, like Olivia Munn, Jessica Chastain, Olivia Wilde, Emily Ratajkowski, blasted the feminist P.R. spin.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Icon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icon. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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