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as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
celebrities from sports and entertainment attended the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
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as in fame
the fact or state of being known to the public
an actor who reportedly feels very uncomfortable with his celebrity
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Recent Examples of celebrity
President-elect Trump's selection of Mehmet Oz, or Dr. Oz., to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services puts a celebrity physician with no prior experience in government in line to run the nation's biggest health insurance programs.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor that President-Elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is perhaps best known for his hawking of supplements and weight loss drugs.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
News of Chigvintsev’s arrest ended what appeared to be a reality TV-style fairy-tale romance, involving the two celebrities.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The most powerful female celebrities are also doing their part.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor that President-Elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is perhaps best known for his hawking of supplements and weight loss drugs.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
News of Chigvintsev’s arrest ended what appeared to be a reality TV-style fairy-tale romance, involving the two celebrities.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The most powerful female celebrities are also doing their part.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celebrity
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Defensive coordinator Robert Livingston’s unit had an array of stars on Saturday.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The city is expecting 500,000 tourists for the pop star’s six-night, two-weekend stand of her Eras tour.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Moo Deng has even become a popular Halloween costume this year, and starred on Saturday Night Live, when actor Bowen Yang featured her on the show's Weekend Update in October, discussing her perspective of newfound fame.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kornacki, 45, shot to social media fame during the 2020 presidential election for his near 'round the clock election analysis and signature Gap khaki pants.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Their personalities and behavior—for better and, more often, for worse—become our entertainment.Lindy Segal, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Vreeland was a visionary who was revered within the industry, and her personality shines through in all these funny, insightful aphorisms.Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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For similar charms with less notoriety, try Puebla.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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They can be placed on cards at different points in the show to add some notoriety.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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And like us, many a celeb got all gussied up for Halloweekend.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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Holmes is the latest celeb to signal the start of sweater weather.Clint Davis, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Wicked was a musical first, but soon the movie will match it in renown.Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Mann was aiming at his brother Heinrich, a novelist and an essayist of nearly equal renown, whose liberal politics led him to support Germany’s enemies, France and Britain.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celebrity. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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