iconic
adjective
icon·ic
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Definition of iconic
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an icon
2a
: widely recognized and well-established
an iconic brand name
b
: widely known and acknowledged especially for distinctive excellence
an iconic writer a region's iconic wines
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Other Words from iconic
iconically
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Examples of iconic in a Sentence
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Bed Bath & Beyond: Get up to 50% off furniture, kitchen gear (like this iconic stand mixer from KitchenAid), bath essentials and more. — Jacob Krol, Noelle Ike And Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, "Labor Day Sales 2019: Your A-Z guide to shop on Sunday," 1 Sep. 2019 See the Mighty Port is threatening to remove La Playa’s iconic docks on the bay. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: It’s Andrew Luck’s life and he’s one who has to live it, the way he wants," 31 Aug. 2019 The iconic Pendleton rodeo started in 1910 and is in its 109th year. — oregonlive, "Let ‘er Buck: How to navigate the Pendleton Round-Up," 31 Aug. 2019 De Niro appears to get a kick out of playing a smarmy character in a film that references two of his iconic screen roles, making Murray a slick showbiz pro but also a morally questionable figure ready to exploit Arthur's fragility for good TV. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Joker': Film Review | Venice 2019," 31 Aug. 2019 The bobblehead is dressed in Ditka’s iconic 1985 look — shirt and tie, sweater vest, mustache of course — and features a pair of sunglasses with yellow lenses. — Jeremy Mikula, chicagotribune.com, "Mike Ditka is at Millennium Park all weekend. Or at least a 7-foot bobblehead of him is.," 31 Aug. 2019 Even the Kalaupapa mule ride, an iconic tourist stop, has closed. — Wade Graham, Smithsonian, "Why Molokai, With All Its Wonders, Is the Least Developed of Hawai’i’s Islands," 31 Aug. 2019 The iconic 1965 James Bond Aston Martin DB5, complete with all the bells and whistles an MI6 agent would need, just like in the movie, sold for $6,385,000. — Fortune, "The Future of Auctions Might Rely on Luxury Items," 31 Aug. 2019 The fight leaves him horribly disfigured and near death, but Skywalker is rescued and ultimately becomes the iconic Darth Vader. — Fox News, "Darth Vader's birthplace found? Evidence of dangerous volcano, lava world spotted in deep space," 30 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'iconic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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