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as in celebrities
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a local television personality who is beloved by area residents
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as in identities
the set of qualities that make a person different from other people she's got a great personality
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as in natures
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others it has never been in the nation's personality to adhere to a rigid class system
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as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings every debate that was supposedly about the issues quickly degenerated into a juvenile exchange of personalities
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Recent Examples of personalities There are 10 restaurants at The Breakers, which includes two eateries that are a bike ride away, each with their own distinct personalities. —
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026 Americans no longer turn to TV and newspapers as their primary source of news, instead turning to online opinion personalities and comedians, particularly those on the right, gaining steam among people who voted in the last presidential election. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026 After all, the purpose of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is not only to fete rock icons, but the talent behind the talent — the DJs, and radio personalities, and entertainment attorneys, and managers, and agents that elevate and amplify the records and arena tours. —Malina Saval, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026 Cruise operators each have their own personalities, with diverse fleets that cater to different kinds of passengers. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 At the time, former Real Housewives of New York City cast member Bethenny Frankel was calling for reality TV personalities to unionize in hopes of more protections for the stars of these popular shows. —Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026 Doubling the personalities would be a tall enough order in itself. —Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 These listing terms indicate interest in homes with storied personalities, filled with custom details and thoughtful design choices. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026 The telenovela star was a fan favorite from the beginning and one of the most recognizable personalities in Season 6 of the reality competition. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026 Americans no longer turn to TV and newspapers as their primary source of news, instead turning to online opinion personalities and comedians, particularly those on the right, gaining steam among people who voted in the last presidential election. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026 After all, the purpose of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is not only to fete rock icons, but the talent behind the talent — the DJs, and radio personalities, and entertainment attorneys, and managers, and agents that elevate and amplify the records and arena tours. —Malina Saval, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026 Cruise operators each have their own personalities, with diverse fleets that cater to different kinds of passengers. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 At the time, former Real Housewives of New York City cast member Bethenny Frankel was calling for reality TV personalities to unionize in hopes of more protections for the stars of these popular shows. —Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026 Doubling the personalities would be a tall enough order in itself. —Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 These listing terms indicate interest in homes with storied personalities, filled with custom details and thoughtful design choices. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026 The telenovela star was a fan favorite from the beginning and one of the most recognizable personalities in Season 6 of the reality competition. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
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Keep scrolling to shop more slacks inspired by celebrities below.— Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
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There's still an air of bygone glamour; more than 200 black-and-white photos of celebrities who've graced the place line the walls, and the bar is still used as an occasional movie location.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
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There was no immediate word on the identities of the perpetrator or the identify of the person who died.— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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Building on the 1986 graphic novel series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, it is presciently set in an alternate present in which police officers wear masks to hide their identities.— David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
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But Lau wonders whether Horses will be able to avoid conflict, due to their inherent independent natures.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.— Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
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There are comic insults and lines of great beauty.— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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But instead of paving the way for some good ol’ fashioned infidelity, the liquid courage causes the women to turn on each other, with the evening devolving into inebriated insults and recriminations.— Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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In the 2024-25 season, the Sixers went 24-58 as the team dealt with injuries to their three biggest stars in Joel Embiid, Maxey and George.— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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The cast includes returning stars Bryan Cranston, Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Kennedy Masterson, Justin Berfield and Emy Coligado, alongside newcomers Keeley Karsten, Vaughan Murrae, Kiana Madeira and Caleb Ellsworth-Clark.— Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Are the players entitled to be not at their best or better selves?— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
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My mission is to get everyone to bring their authentic selves to the characters by creating that safe space for the actors to play.— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
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