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as in symbol
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before
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as in avatar
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour
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as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball
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as in image
a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion
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Style icons like Jacqueline Kennedy wore her huge designer outsize glasses as personal fashion items.
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Margaret Maynard, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
App settings are available via the overflow icon in the lower-right corner.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
But in San Francisco, the No. 35 is already synonymous with a franchise icon: Brandon Crawford.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
In years past, Chappelle was regarded as one of the greatest standup comedians of his generation, but his more recent specials have seen the Chappelle’s Show icon swerve into anti-trans rhetoric and long rants about Caitlyn Jenner.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 2 Jan. 2025
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Margaret Maynard, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
App settings are available via the overflow icon in the lower-right corner.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
But in San Francisco, the No. 35 is already synonymous with a franchise icon: Brandon Crawford.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
In years past, Chappelle was regarded as one of the greatest standup comedians of his generation, but his more recent specials have seen the Chappelle’s Show icon swerve into anti-trans rhetoric and long rants about Caitlyn Jenner.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hopefully, South Florida fans and citizens will take notice and will expect the very best in the future from our government officials and our sports heroes.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2025
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That's where our hero must search first, but the unraveled threads of mystery will lead to a continent-wide trek.—
Jason Bennett,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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One of this year’s best film performances undoubtedly came from the turtle in Conclave, who not only served as a symbol of spiritual independence in the film but also got to be carried across the Vatican gardens by Ralph Fiennes.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The painting combines words and symbols connected to colonialism and slavery with imagery evoking the Engadin, such as mountains, fir trees and ibexes.—
Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Jan. 2025
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What seems extra hard to me is how the avatars, in general, are really hard to control with any precision.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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For example, the user drags a PDF document over the Project RTX avatar and then asks her a series of questions about the document’s contents, mirroring what Copilot and ChatGPT are already capable of doing, but in a more elegant way.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The San Diego Padres have a lot of money tied up in their stars.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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At least, that was the case with this week’s crew of best dressed stars: With subtle updates and clever twists, their fresh designs had a big impact, as seen on on celebrities such as Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson, and Mikey Madison, among others.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2025
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The album cover features an image of Miller painted by artist Alim Smith, who posted it to his Instagram page in Sept. 2018.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Satellite images and reports from the U.N. indicate that 69 percent of Gaza's buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including more than 245,000 homes.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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There were children’s books filled with illustrations of Black and brown characters and, of course, a science fiction area that sat next to a shelf dedicated strictly to Butler’s works.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Not many non-performing contemporary songwriters are quite interesting enough to sustain a 90-minute documentary, but then, not many are Diane Warren, one of the great characters of modern Hollywood.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Chung voiced a much different version of the character (Asian-American and living in a ’50s-esque Gotham City) on Batman: Caped Crusader, while Lady Gaga portrayed a more down-to-earth incarnation in Joker: Folie à Deux.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her previous incarnation, the drug lord Manitas del Monte, is reported dead.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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The theme for the dance is Old Hollywood and guests are encouraged to dress as a favorite film celebrity or embrace Hollywood style.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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Other celebrities featured in the Barbie Music Collector Series include Gloria Estevan, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Elton John, and Stevie Nicks.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Icon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/icon. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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