as in celebrity
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a trendy restaurant much favored by Tinseltown celebs
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Recent Examples of celeb
Lamar wasn’t the only celeb putting the Western staple back on the radar this season.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2025
Image Once More With Feeling By Elissa Sussman Deliciously dishy, this celeb romance could have been ripped from the pages of a 2006 tabloid (in a good way).
—Tia Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Day selected Ariana Grande as his pick for a celeb cast member.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The stand mixer has some celeb fans, too, like the Barefoot Contessa herself, Ina Garten.
Add some brightness to your kitchen with the Butter KitchenAid stand mixer, and shop more KitchenAid tools, appliances, and accessories below.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2025
Image Once More With Feeling By Elissa Sussman Deliciously dishy, this celeb romance could have been ripped from the pages of a 2006 tabloid (in a good way).
—Tia Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Day selected Ariana Grande as his pick for a celeb cast member.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
The stand mixer has some celeb fans, too, like the Barefoot Contessa herself, Ina Garten.
Add some brightness to your kitchen with the Butter KitchenAid stand mixer, and shop more KitchenAid tools, appliances, and accessories below.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celeb
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Tesla Takedown, in the U.S. and elsewhere, was organized by a group that included disillusioned owners of the automaker’s vehicles, celebrities such as actor John Cusack and at least one Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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There’s karaoke as well, and celebrity fans like Brad Paisley and Ed Sheeran have been known to pick up the mic.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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It’s been a week since Ullmark capped off his star week with a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Camilla Row, the wife of Hallmark star Brennan Elliott, has died.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention, there’s a good dose of nostalgia thanks to a couple of pinball machines as well as an old-school Zoltar fortune-telling machine. Closer to our house, the East Brainerd location has a lot of the same decor but still manages to have a personality all its own.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to his website, Greenspan, an author, television personality, and co-founder of New School American Cheese, has received recognition for his work since the early 2000s.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Celeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celeb. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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