Thesaurus results for IDOLS

idols

noun

plural of idol

as in heroes

a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion a movie star whose portrayal of a comic book superhero in a blockbuster series has made him the idol of millions

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Recent Examples of idols For Spring/ Summer 2027, established ambassadors and global fandoms continued to drive social engagement, with Thai drama stars eclipsing K-pop idols for the first time to dominate the overall ranking. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 Collabs with now-ex girlfriend Avril Lavigne, Machine Gun Kelly, and one of his idols, Travis Barker, furthered his oeuvre. — Katherine Turman, SPIN, 13 Oct. 2026 K-pop has historically been an industry that holds idols — the name given to pop stars in the Korean entertainment industry — to an extremely high standard. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Off the runway later in the day, the actress attended the brand’s spring 2027 show afterparty, which was well attended by a slew of familiar faces from K-Pop idols to fellow actors. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 Unlike those idols, Zada has to grapple with the demands of modern stardom. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 Each track was synchronized with the moves of the dancers accompanying the idols. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2026 The show turned its cast members, including Cassidy, Dey and Bonaduce, into household names and teen idols. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 In the old days, record companies sometimes packaged albums with little or no input from the artists themselves, and K-pop fans still argue over how much creative control their favorite idols really have. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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And even within a game, there are heroes and there are villains, and there’s conflict.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
At the top of the long staircase leading to the studio, next to a neon Mockler Media sign, is a photo of Mockler with one of his heroes, Barack Obama.

— Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

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The soccer schedule gods had a sense of humor making Manchester City’s return to the Champions League after a devastating verdict of financial rule-breaking a game against Paris Saint-Germain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Replicants are also looking for their identity as the dominant species, and if God made humans in his image as humans did for Replicants — well, some Replicants might want to find out how to become gods.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026

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