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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
While challenges to Putin’s rule are still few and far between, the discontent in Russian society — from online personalities with large social media followings to normally robotic-like supporters in the Russian political system — is beginning to bubble up.
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Their personas were their personalities.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 May 2026
With a mix of personalities, relationship histories and different forms of dwarfism, the group explores what love, honesty and truly belonging really mean.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
For the next 11 years, the hotel enjoyed modest success and attracted many of Miami’s most famous personalities.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
That failure is as much a problem of form as of substance, because to break out of the apolitical bubble of personalities is also to break out of the iridescent bubble of elegant narrative.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
With the decline of legacy media, campaigns are increasingly turning to social media personalities like Washington to get their message out and humanize them to voters.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
And Stagg has to navigate his way through a hurricane of strong personalities, including British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (Damian Lewis) and Eisenhower’s top aide Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Become better acquainted with Polish personalities of the past within one of its compelling museums.
—Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Their personas were their personalities.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 May 2026
With a mix of personalities, relationship histories and different forms of dwarfism, the group explores what love, honesty and truly belonging really mean.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
For the next 11 years, the hotel enjoyed modest success and attracted many of Miami’s most famous personalities.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
That failure is as much a problem of form as of substance, because to break out of the apolitical bubble of personalities is also to break out of the iridescent bubble of elegant narrative.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
With the decline of legacy media, campaigns are increasingly turning to social media personalities like Washington to get their message out and humanize them to voters.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
And Stagg has to navigate his way through a hurricane of strong personalities, including British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (Damian Lewis) and Eisenhower’s top aide Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Become better acquainted with Polish personalities of the past within one of its compelling museums.
—Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personalities
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Glossip has received public support both nationally and internationally, including from celebrities like Kim Kardashian.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The content surrounding the campaign has drawn praise from a handful of celebrities, including reality star/entrepreneur Paris Hilton, actor Taylor Lautner and celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Their identities have not been made public.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The identities of the individuals have not been confirmed yet.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Last month, a Los Angeles jury found social media giants Meta and Google failed to warn children about the addictive natures of their platforms.—
Drew Aunkst,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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But between rapid-fire questions and candidates hurling insults or talking over one another, the chaotic nature of some debate moments did little to help undecided voters make up their minds about their preferred candidate, some political observers said.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Sometimes, there’s no better way to pay tribute to a dear friend than by lambasting them with insults.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Today’s Hollywood stars — Taylor Russell, Greta Lee, Anya Taylor-Joy, Alison Oliver, Jisoo, Maude Apatow, Jeff Goldblum, Sabrina Carpenter, to name a few — were in attendance.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The Ducks have high-ceiling youngsters blossoming into stars who should be the nucleus of future playoff teams.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Similar to Chinese citizen ID numbers, each robot will receive a unique identification code with 11 additional characters.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Plopsaland Belgium Worlds of fun for the younger set await in this theme park centered around the characters from Studio 100, a Belgian media company that creates children’s television programs.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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When a devastating cancer diagnosis forces them back together, all three gather in Sheva’s childhood home, where they are confronted — quite literally — by their younger selves.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Feisty about current events, sensitive about mental health, and musically prone to prettiness and brazenness in about equal measure, Williams is bringing all of her best selves, two-decades-and-change into her career.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 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 22 May. 2026.
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