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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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Clinicians can click on the icon to see how the patient’s risk has changed and what factors are contributing to the score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has enlisted Lady Gaga for a recruitment campaign, convincing the pop icon to trade vocal registers for cash registers in an effort to plug staffing shortages at thousands of outlets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Friday is Dolly Parton Day and the late country icon remains a gift that keeps on giving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Last week, more than 80,000 Irish fans at Croke Park gave icon Katie Taylor a fitting farewell.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

I thought about that for a second; then I tapped the new Command icon that now appeared at the edge of my display and said, “I wish for Aech, Art3mis, and Shoto to be resurrected.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

For instance, the system uses recognizable sounds, known as auditory icons, to tell caregivers what the problem is, so they can distinguish it immediately.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He died in 2016, but remains one of Britain's most recognisable cultural icons.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

By 2007, both Don Omar and Hakim had cemented themselves as pioneers and icons in their respective genres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Critic W. David Marx, looking to sum up the curiously stagnant opening decades of the 21st century, cribbed a phrase from one of its enduring icons for the title of his book “Blank Space.”

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

And two gate icons now appeared beside it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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