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Recent Examples of idol
Choin has described Kim as her idol.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
He is joined in the buzzy cast by Kaito Sakurai, Kyohei Takahashi, a Japanese idol best known as a member of the J-pop group Naniwa Danshi, Kota Nomura, Yu Aoki, Sho Nishigaki, Yuki Tachibana, Raizo Ishikawa, Joey Iwanaga (Alice in Borderland), Shunya Asano, Yuki Sakurai, and Yuki Kura (Shogun).
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny personally selected Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin as his guests; Martin, of course, is a Puerto Rican childhood idol.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Waterfield was a handsome idol returning home with a championship to a movie star wife, in the golden age of Hollywood.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
He is joined in the buzzy cast by Kaito Sakurai, Kyohei Takahashi, a Japanese idol best known as a member of the J-pop group Naniwa Danshi, Kota Nomura, Yu Aoki, Sho Nishigaki, Yuki Tachibana, Raizo Ishikawa, Joey Iwanaga (Alice in Borderland), Shunya Asano, Yuki Sakurai, and Yuki Kura (Shogun).
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny personally selected Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin as his guests; Martin, of course, is a Puerto Rican childhood idol.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Waterfield was a handsome idol returning home with a championship to a movie star wife, in the golden age of Hollywood.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idol
hero
Noun
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Whether someone is a Rockwall Yellowjacket or a Rockwall‑Heath Hawk, the entire city sees him as a hometown hero.—
Johnny Resendiz,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The formula is designed to refine pores and control oil without drying the skin out through skin-loving actives like hyaluronic acid, squalane, and the brand’s hero ingredient, upsalite.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idol. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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