worthies

noun

Definition of worthiesnext
plural of worthy
as in dignitaries

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  1. dignitaries
  2. monuments
  3. pillars
  4. celebrities
  5. superstars
Noun
  • Her friendship with Hitler and other Nazi dignitaries was well documented during WW2.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Vice presidents in the past have been known to host guests on the property, including foreign leaders and dignitaries, like President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of dignitaries
Noun
  • What’s become clear is that, while more and more people agree that history needs new monuments, few can agree on what form those new monuments should take.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • So elsewhere, another curator, Allison Glenn, made a compelling case for permanent monuments.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of monuments
Noun
  • All of the cells settled down around the pillars, which caused their nuclei to curve.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The programming dovetails with the school’s own pillars of pride, which discourage bullying.
    Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of pillars
Noun
  • So often on social media, companies and sales managers rely on celebrities to promote their products or even experts in a particular industry.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Welcome to State of the Suit, a new Robb Report series in which writer and menswear stylist Caroline Reilly examines the sartorial choices of candidates, celebrities, and other movers and shakers.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of celebrities
Noun
  • While there are asters that bloom at all different times of the growing season, the fall asters are the superstars of the aster world.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • History tells us Los Blancos are often most dangerous with their backs against the wall, so calling Real’s slump in results a crisis would be an overstatement, even if the wealth of superstars is at a low ebb (Spanish).
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of superstars
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