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a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion
a movie star whose portrayal of a comic book superhero in a blockbuster series has made him the idol of millions
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Recent Examples of idols
Apparently, Sue has been putting all of her time not already occupied by bad-mouthing Kyle into digging under rocks and cliffs looking for idols.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
His idols are the great actors of the past.
—Giovanni Bogani, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
But sometimes, idols become rivals.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
One hypothesis posits that it was used to electrify religious idols, creating a shocking experience when touched, thereby imbuing the object with a sense of divine or supernatural power.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2024
Where Adele had revitalized the art of album sales in 2010, Grande became proof of concept at how the streaming era could generate gargantuan pop idols in the modern music business.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Once he was discovered, Hamilton recalls meeting some of his screen idols such as Fred Astaire and Cary Grant and asking them for advice.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
For one, there are the fancams of her as a backup dancer for K-pop idols like EXO’s Kai and SHINee’s Taemin that have gone viral.
—Jenna Wang, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
From there, more and more K-pop fans began to recognize her as a friend and go-to choreographer for many of the industry’s biggest idols.
—Jenna Wang, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
His idols are the great actors of the past.
—Giovanni Bogani, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
But sometimes, idols become rivals.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
One hypothesis posits that it was used to electrify religious idols, creating a shocking experience when touched, thereby imbuing the object with a sense of divine or supernatural power.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2024
Where Adele had revitalized the art of album sales in 2010, Grande became proof of concept at how the streaming era could generate gargantuan pop idols in the modern music business.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Once he was discovered, Hamilton recalls meeting some of his screen idols such as Fred Astaire and Cary Grant and asking them for advice.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
For one, there are the fancams of her as a backup dancer for K-pop idols like EXO’s Kai and SHINee’s Taemin that have gone viral.
—Jenna Wang, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
From there, more and more K-pop fans began to recognize her as a friend and go-to choreographer for many of the industry’s biggest idols.
—Jenna Wang, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Idols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idols. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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