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
News, one major celeb slid into his DMs: Kim Kardashian.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Jason Kelce is the latest celeb to have a fan lookalike contest held in his honor.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Over the long weekend, Walmart is hosting a sale on fashion, home, and kitchen essentials, and that includes popular picks from its exclusive celeb collections.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
King is not the only celeb who has suggested that Hollywood’s awards season should be paused in light of the disaster.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Jason Kelce is the latest celeb to have a fan lookalike contest held in his honor.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Over the long weekend, Walmart is hosting a sale on fashion, home, and kitchen essentials, and that includes popular picks from its exclusive celeb collections.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
King is not the only celeb who has suggested that Hollywood’s awards season should be paused in light of the disaster.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celeb
Noun
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At the popular Burger Bash, meat lovers gathered under a tent on the sands of South Beach to sample the offerings and vote for their favorites, while a panel of celebrity judges chose their own winner.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Even celebrities like Jason Statham, Henry Cavill and Elizabeth Banks have talked about their love of the fitness program.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher may be going through a $75 million divorce, but the Borat star only had good things to say about his ex in her new post.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Monaghan is actress Jaclyn Lemon: The TV star is famous enough to be recognized by other guests (and paid for her childhood friends' vacations).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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As for Reacher’s allies, Duffy’s a federal agent with a thick Boston accent who shares a lot of Reacher’s personality quirks.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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So many of them look so bland and lack personality.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Celeb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celeb. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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