as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows
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Recent Examples of iconoclast
Among Republicans, former President Trump has invariably been an iconoclast on healthcare coverage.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Only a tiny movement of iconoclasts has been willing to face up to this.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
His go-for-broke head-first slides and habit of sprinting to first base on a walk marked him as among the game’s most irrepressible showmen and iconoclasts.
—Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 July 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Only a tiny movement of iconoclasts has been willing to face up to this.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
His go-for-broke head-first slides and habit of sprinting to first base on a walk marked him as among the game’s most irrepressible showmen and iconoclasts.
—Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 July 2024
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“Iconoclast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclast. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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