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
Clad in a purple Wonka suit, the Staten Island native bears a remarkable resemblance to the Little Women heartthrob.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Simultaneously, her culture-dominating romance with Timberlake came to an end after three years, with the heartthrob reportedly ending the relationship through text message.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
Iconic 2000s staple Zac Efron was a support system for fellow teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson almost 20 years ago.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE ahead of its release, the social media star spoke about his role as Drayton Lahey and the heartthrob title he's been deemed.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Simultaneously, her culture-dominating romance with Timberlake came to an end after three years, with the heartthrob reportedly ending the relationship through text message.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
Iconic 2000s staple Zac Efron was a support system for fellow teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson almost 20 years ago.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE ahead of its release, the social media star spoke about his role as Drayton Lahey and the heartthrob title he's been deemed.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartthrob
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In 2024, farmers became the heroes of sustainability as regenerative agriculture transitioned from a buzzword to a proven reality.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here’s how the blue-collar hero joined the 10-figure club.Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Viggo Mortensen, one of Alonso’s recurrent collaborators, stars as a father searching for his daughter in the first segment set in the Old West, which cleverly gives way to present-day South Dakota, and eventually to the Brazilian Amazon a few decades in the past.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 winner, musician, and TV star Trixie Mattel announced Monday in a new YouTube video that she and longtime partner and Trixie Motel costar David Silver have broken up.EW.com, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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In an interview with conservative media personality and former Fox News host Megyn Kelly in early December, Hegseth admitting to being in a hotel room with the woman but denied raping her.Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Singularity, published three years earlier, during the same affair, concerns a scientist who turns a mountain into a supercomputer and gives it the personality of his dead wife, a younger woman who was persistently unfaithful to him.Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday evening released the names of Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison, Wisconsin, and Erin West following forensic autopsies.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Led by Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu is a reimagining of the 1922 German silent horror film of the same name, which took inspiration from Bram Stoker's Dracula.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Heartthrob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartthrob. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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