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The life of teen idol Bobby Darin In: Vietnam
David Martin
David Martin has been CBS News' national security correspondent, covering the Pentagon and the State Department, since 1993.
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David Martin, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
After independence, locals placed Hindu idols inside the mosque and became convinced that it had been built on the former site of a Hindu temple.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The 6-year-old with a deep love for Taylor Swift never had the chance to see her idol perform.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Langlois’ choice of narrative frame to tell the tale of the torrid romance between teen pop idol Mimi (Louiza Aura) and punk icon Billie Kohler (Gio Ventura) immediately announces what kind of glittering confection his film aspires to be.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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David Martin, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
After independence, locals placed Hindu idols inside the mosque and became convinced that it had been built on the former site of a Hindu temple.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
The 6-year-old with a deep love for Taylor Swift never had the chance to see her idol perform.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Langlois’ choice of narrative frame to tell the tale of the torrid romance between teen pop idol Mimi (Louiza Aura) and punk icon Billie Kohler (Gio Ventura) immediately announces what kind of glittering confection his film aspires to be.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idol
hero
Noun
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Harvard’s heroes in this fight are President Reagan, Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, and Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The film follows Juan Debré (Peretti), an actor who’s spent a lifetime playing the hero in a TV series while remaining detached from his own identity.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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“Idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idol. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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