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i·dol
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an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
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a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered:
movie idol Robert Redford.
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Idols get fame, but at what cost?
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 8/3/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...touring with American Idols Live that occupied one...the road with the other Idol finalists back in 2003...shot at fame. "American Idol is one of those things...better use it back." With Idols Live on the road for a...evidence does suggest that Idol finalists can earn far...
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+(New+Delhi%2c+India) "United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India)")
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2 idols, 1 utensil seized.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 4/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...parcels containing the idols were brought to Kochi...parcels containing the idol of Lord Nataraj weighing...exported to USA while the idol of Lord Ganapathy...found the images of idols and alerted police...parcels containing the idols were brought to Kochi...parcels containing the ...
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Idol Artists Continue to Dominate Album Charts Worldwide.
PR Newswire; 12/27/2005; 700+ words
; ...reported online last week by Hits Magazine, American Idol stars Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice and Kelly Clarkson ruled...year for the music industry. In addition, American Idol and Pop Idol artists, Clarkson and Will Young, also took two of...
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IDOL CUTS A SUCCESSFUL NONSURPRISE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/29/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...you can't completely dismiss Billy Idol -- he of the perennial smile/sneer and the bleached-blond, spiked hairdo. Idol hasn't been much of a public face since...effort due Tuesday. Why can't you dismiss Idol? For one thing, the American-born...
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'Idol' Aims to Pump Up the Marketing, Pricing; Subway Signs With Show as Major Advertisers Coke, Ford and AT&T Return.(Advertising)
Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek; 1/5/2004; 700+ words
; ...Friedman When Fox's hit series "American Idol'' returns Jan. 19, all of the major...sweepstakes and print advertising.'' "Idol's'' major marketing partners, AT...season's second edition of "American Idol'' performed much stronger than the first...
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Idol Camp Announces All-Star Line-Up of American Idol Alums to Appear at Performing Arts Summer Camp.
PR Newswire; 4/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...LOS ANGELES, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Idol Camp, the world's first performing arts...based on the hit television series American Idol, today announced the beginnings of an all-star line-up of past American Idol alumni tapped to appear at the summer camp...
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"Idol' still rocking in wake of ABC expose; Sponsors stand by show.(TV Currents)
Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek; 5/9/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...hour ABC special "Primetime Live: Fallen Idol,'' which featured allegations that "American Idol'' judge Paula Abdul and a former contestant...Fox show. Rather, it could even bolster "Idol,'' some said. For now, two of "Idol...
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'Idol' away the summer: Selected campers get 10 days of singing, dancing and auditioning classes.
Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY); 3/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...Everybody into the pool! The "American Idol" merchandising pool, that is. FremantleMedia...States, have announced the inception of Idol Camp, a noncompetitive performing arts...as your counselor in "Meatballs," but Idol Camp, located in Northfield, Mass...
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'Idol' hands tweaking mix.(American Idol)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 1/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; HOLLYWOOD -- "American Idol" will undergo the biggest changes in...come late February. That's when "Idol" will temporarily switch to a three...come at a crucial time for both Fox and "Idol." Industry insiders expected the skein...
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'Idol' Delivers Ratings Power for Fox
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 2/14/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Executive Producer, American Idol): We used to call it society...pushed for year round American Idol. Mr. LYTHGOE: You cannot have two American Idols a year. It's bad enough...Mr. SIMON COWELL (American Idol Judge): All right. I can...
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Idol, Billy
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Billy Idol Singer, songwriter A product of the late 1970s British punk movement, Billy Idol has become one of the most popular and successful...electrifying live shows, and unique videos. Idol was born William Broad in Stanmore, England...
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idols
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
idols ‘Idol’, from the Greek...Similar prohibitions against idols are found in the Qur'an...traditions, then, understand idols as created entities that...connotations of the term ‘idol’ were instrumental...
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Images, Icons, and Idols
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
IMAGES, ICONS, AND IDOLS. Placing the words images, icons, and idols together as the subject...ideas of "icon" and "idol" that play off each other...the West. The notion of idol and idolatry was carried...are against the use of idols or images. At the iconic...
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idol
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
idol image of a deity XIII; object of devotion...lum image, form, apparition, (eccl.) idol — Gr. eidōlon (same...x2020;-trour (XIV), either f. (O)F. idolâtre + -ER1 ', -our , -OR1...
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matinee idol
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
mat·i·nee i·dol • n. inf., dated a handsome actor admired chiefly by women.
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