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idol

noun as in admired person

noun as in image of a deity

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If, however, at lunch in a restaurant near his Beverly Hills boutique during one of his occasional visits, a screen idol stopped by his table, he melted into schoolboy smiles and blushing laughter.

Corey Feldman, known for 1980s films including “The Goonies” and “Stand by Me,” is there as the show’s Gen X former teen idol.

He’s an actor who seems to specialize in exposing the underbelly of idols, be they the wealthy brats of “Saltburn” or the King himself in Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla.”

Always masked in a Palestinian scarf, he became an idol to Hamas supporters throughout the Middle East.

From BBC

Having failed to reach an agreement with Barcelona he joined PSG, following in the footsteps of his idol Neymar - saying the Brazilian looked after him like a "little brother".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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