as in hero
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 on the Web Teeny eventually caved, losing her vote and giving all three an idol that had to be played together by all the people still in the game after the merge to save the same person. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024 Giant screens displayed an introductory clip for each idol; Laforteza’s prompted a roar. Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 And so Austin went to war, getting rid of J Maya and Kellie to give himself a full idol. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024 Other tribes saw clashes over the search for idols or even the mere idea that someone could be searching for them. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for idol 

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“Idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idol. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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