noncelebrity

noun

Definition of noncelebritynext
as in no-name

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Recent Examples of noncelebrity No, that’s what would happen to a noncelebrity such as yourself. — Dave Barry, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2022 While Kardashian certainly wasn't the first celebrity (or even noncelebrity) to wear a vintage or archival garment, this particular line of criticism quickly became the focus of the ire directed at Kardashian. — Racquel Gates, CNN, 10 May 2022 But what do the noncelebrity clients get out of working with Lede? — Jessica Iredale, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncelebrity
  1. nobody
  2. lightweight
  3. nothing
  4. insect
  5. least
  6. zero
  7. shrimp
  8. half-pint
Noun
  • While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Definition of nobody
Noun
  • On coverage and finish, this tint feels more like a serum—imparting a lightweight, dewy finish across its 26 shades.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Where Trudeau has always been seen as a charismatic lightweight, Carney is a nose-to-the-grindstone type.
    — Stephen Maher, TIME, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of lightweight
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Definition of nothing
Noun
  • Those stems will be hidden by this year's blooms and remain as a possible home for bees and other helpful insects, which will emerge as temperatures rise.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
  • What has spending years with insects on her mind meant to Harper?
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of insect
Noun
  • The dish was created in 1926 at the Brown Hotel by chef Fred K. Schmidt after guests got bored with traditional ham and egg suppers (or so legend says, at leasts).
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2023
  • This is one of the ideas that have long made electoral politics a graveyard for the American left: the hope of a post-political, revolutionary campaign built on the backs of the voters most sympathetic to their cause and least likely to vote.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2020
Definition of least
Noun
  • But if axions make up the dark matter, then there are about 1077 (that's 10 followed by 76 zeroes) axions in the Milky Way, so the very rare process still happens pretty often!
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Definition of zero
Noun
  • Pour the sauce over and gently toss with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the shrimp and avocado are thoroughly coated.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Brine shrimp are a critical food source for the aquaculture industry.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
Definition of shrimp
Noun
  • To assemble the trifles, use an upside-down half-pint jelly jar as a cookie cutter and cut 20 circles from the baked cake.
    — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
  • When women did drink, their capacity for alcohol was as diminished as their access to public space – women were expected to drink fortified wines or, if need be, a half-pint, according to Clare Herrick, a Professor of Geography and Global Health.
    — Sadhbh O'Sullivan, refinery29.com, 12 Oct. 2019
Definition of half-pint

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