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Recent Examples of idol
The song is kind of a warning about the consumerism and idol worshipping of society.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile in Mexico, Netflix teased a series about the late Mexican singing idol Juan Gabriel, directed by seasoned documentary helmer María José Cuevas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
The pair briefly reconciled before filing for divorce a second time in 2020.
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Donnie Wahlberg (C. Carwood Lipton)
Former teen idol Donnie Wahlberg played the stoic, gritty Lieutenant Carwood Lipton.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
After all, her older brother Chris — known professionally as Bang Chan — is the leader of the popular idol group Stray Kids, whose Ate sold more CDs in the U.S. last year than any album but Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, according to Luminate.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile in Mexico, Netflix teased a series about the late Mexican singing idol Juan Gabriel, directed by seasoned documentary helmer María José Cuevas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
The pair briefly reconciled before filing for divorce a second time in 2020.
04 of 12
Donnie Wahlberg (C. Carwood Lipton)
Former teen idol Donnie Wahlberg played the stoic, gritty Lieutenant Carwood Lipton.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
After all, her older brother Chris — known professionally as Bang Chan — is the leader of the popular idol group Stray Kids, whose Ate sold more CDs in the U.S. last year than any album but Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, according to Luminate.
—Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idol. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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