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iconoclast

[ahy-kon-uh-klast] / aɪˈkɒn əˌklæst /


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This time, with the drive of a born iconoclast, Ford sheds plot even further — save the loose construct of three besties in search of their absent fourth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

When people call Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, a maverick, an iconoclast, a swashbuckler—he was all of those things on a boat before he became them in the business world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Fellow pop iconoclast Madonna has already declared herself a fan, posting a message to Rosalía on Instagram, saying: "I can't stop listening! You are a true visionary!!!"

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Williams wants to impress upon folks that he is an iconoclast, and it comes off as smarmy.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

But Wagner wasn't the only composer who was guilty of creating unnecessary clutter in the eyes of an iconoclast like Satie.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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