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icon

[ahy-kon] / ˈaɪ kɒn /
NOUN
symbol or representation
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NOUN
a holy image
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STRONGEST
WEAK
NOUN
admired person
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This just speaks to the enduring power of Shrek as a pop culture icon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Some in the crowd carried banners with supportive slogans while others wore specially made hats bearing pictures of the referee, who has quickly become an icon in his homeland.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Ruth Messinger, the former Manhattan borough president and a Jewish progressive icon, called Lander a man of integrity and is backing him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Her discretion and immaculate appearance also made Bernadette Chirac into something of an icon herself.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Whenever Lefty was open for business he put an icon of St. George in the living room window, facing the street.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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