as in hero
an attractive and usually famous man
He is the latest in a series teen heartthrobs to capture the attention of many adolescents.
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Recent Examples of heartthrob
There’s also no Bill Murray masquerading as the tournament’s fun-loving mascot, or heartthrob actors to steal hearts.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Prime Video’s next rom com is on the way — Picture This starring Bridgerton’s Season 2 diamond Simone Ashley and After’s heartthrob.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Leo Woodall says playing the heartthrob isn't always glamorous.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Prime Video’s next rom com is on the way — Picture This starring Bridgerton’s Season 2 diamond Simone Ashley and After’s heartthrob.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Leo Woodall says playing the heartthrob isn't always glamorous.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartthrob
Noun
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Jason Statham $24 million ($25 million gross) Statham, 57, has proven to be box office Teflon in recent years, stringing together a series of modest hits playing regular-guy action heroes, including 2024’s The Beekeeper.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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After 11 long episodes, Lauren O’Brien finally got her hero moment on Love Is Blind.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The stars came out to shine for the Trojans as Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins each scored 22 points in the victory.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Before Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder star made Manhattan’s financial district his runway, sporting Chanel sunglasses, a massive diamond chain and denim outfit as photographer Richard Ontiveros-Gima snapped pictures.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Former Fox News personality and podcaster Dan Bongino was named FBI deputy director a short time later.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The panelists over the years have included a veritable who’s who of sports media personalities, including Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, Mina Kimes, Woody Paige, Bill Plaschke, Bob Ryan, Sarah Spain, Pablo Torre and Clinton Yates, among many, many others.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ice Spice’s varsity jacket featured the label’s name in block letters across the chest, as well as padded shoulders.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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When experts in your field recognize your name, their followers notice you too.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Heartthrob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartthrob. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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