as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows
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And at a festival that celebrates the rebels, the artists and the iconoclasts, is there anything more Sundance than that?
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The late 13th century paintings were whitewashed following a mid-15th-century fire at the cathedral and subsequently boxed behind woodwork by 1786, which protected them from iconoclasts and vandalization during the French Revolution.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2025
And when iconoclasts do emerge, in the literal form of Rhodes scholars demanding that a statue of the man whose munificence and foresight funded their ticket into the global elite be taken down?
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
Rebellion brings acclaim, which brings public expectations, which brings more rebellion: a cycle that’s true to Dylan’s life, but also that of many previous iconoclasts portrayed on film.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The late 13th century paintings were whitewashed following a mid-15th-century fire at the cathedral and subsequently boxed behind woodwork by 1786, which protected them from iconoclasts and vandalization during the French Revolution.
—Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2025
And when iconoclasts do emerge, in the literal form of Rhodes scholars demanding that a statue of the man whose munificence and foresight funded their ticket into the global elite be taken down?
—airmail.news, 1 June 2024
Rebellion brings acclaim, which brings public expectations, which brings more rebellion: a cycle that’s true to Dylan’s life, but also that of many previous iconoclasts portrayed on film.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for iconoclast
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“Iconoclast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclast. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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