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as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a local television personality who is beloved by area residents
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as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people
she's got a great personality
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as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
it has never been in the nation's personality to adhere to a rigid class system
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as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
every debate that was supposedly about the issues quickly degenerated into a juvenile exchange of personalities
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Recent Examples of personalities
These outsized musical personalities often leave more distinctive fingerprints on the songs than the BTS members themselves do.
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Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Crosby said some of her greatest strengths are bridging ideology gaps to get things done and not letting personalities get in the way.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Like all classic bands, Queen’s greatest strength was the combination of the personalities — four very different but forceful and fiercely competitive people.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
After their work, these creatures became individuals with names, families, histories and personalities.
—Mireya Mayor, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
The new deal keeps the power duo, and arguably two of its most powerful on-air personalities, on the channel past the 2028 election.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Apparently the gas station’s owners have had enough with all the attention from reporters, TikTok personalities and other gawkers.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The teaser also shows each of the members sitting down for solo talking-head interviews showcasing their individual personalities.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
Muriel Fox was an insider who knew all of the players, and her candid descriptions of the events and personalities that made history (yes, Betty Friedan was a monster, but a brilliant one) makes for a dramatic story.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Crosby said some of her greatest strengths are bridging ideology gaps to get things done and not letting personalities get in the way.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Like all classic bands, Queen’s greatest strength was the combination of the personalities — four very different but forceful and fiercely competitive people.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
After their work, these creatures became individuals with names, families, histories and personalities.
—Mireya Mayor, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
The new deal keeps the power duo, and arguably two of its most powerful on-air personalities, on the channel past the 2028 election.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
Apparently the gas station’s owners have had enough with all the attention from reporters, TikTok personalities and other gawkers.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The teaser also shows each of the members sitting down for solo talking-head interviews showcasing their individual personalities.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026
Muriel Fox was an insider who knew all of the players, and her candid descriptions of the events and personalities that made history (yes, Betty Friedan was a monster, but a brilliant one) makes for a dramatic story.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personalities
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Amid all the excitement, Jin, Jimin, and V stop by Vogue’s kitchen to cook up a delicious dinner for Now Serving, a video series in which celebrities make their favorite dishes.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ubiquitous advertisements on television and social media, often fronted by celebrities and sports idols, are now often the first exposure to gambling for children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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More recently, initiatives such as Operation Janus and Operation Second Look have used data matching and record review to identify inconsistencies in immigration files, including cases involving duplicate identities, missing biometric data, or undisclosed prior removal orders.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The investigation is ongoing and the identities of the people who died have not been released.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Lau wonders whether Horses will be able to avoid conflict, due to their inherent independent natures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Laughs and insults, all expressed at a high volume, were guaranteed to follow.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Leilah Herrera, a player who left the USF team in 2021, said in a deposition video that the insults would fly every practice.—
Julia Haney,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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The high-profile dispute has, over the past year and a half, ensnared several other celebrities in Lively and Baldoni's orbit as the discovery process in their case exposed the stars' private communications.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Festivalgoers will be invited to celebrate the return of the series with a communal viewing under the stars.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though the tension is supercharged by the Kennedy name and the characters’ mutual fame, the fight itself resembles any ordinary couple bickering about their in-laws and lost spark.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Fox also produced movies such as Richard Eyre’s Iris (2001), about author Iris Murdoch and John Bayley starring Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville, who portrayed their younger selves, and Dench and Jim Broadbent as the couple in their senior years.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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Instead, O’Leary said couples should think small for the sake of their future selves, opting for a civil ceremony and a party afterwards with just a small group of friends.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Personalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personalities. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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