dignitary

noun

Definition of dignitarynext
as in pillar
a person who has a high rank or an important position The dinner was attended by many foreign dignitaries. dignitaries of the church

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Recent Examples of dignitary Camp David is a presidential retreat in Maryland that is also used to host foreign dignitaries. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 The Duongs paid for Jones’ daughter to join an August 2023 delegation trip to Vietnam led by Thao that included a host of other local dignitaries, prosecutors claimed in their filing. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 In the decades since, presidents have used Camp David to hold summits with foreign dignitaries and strategize during contentious moments of their tenures in the White House. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 Among the ships open for tours is the USS Arlington, a nearly 700-foot-long Navy amphibious transport ship, which typically moves Marines, Sailors and dignitaries across the world. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dignitary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignitary
  1. pillar
  2. celebrity
  3. monument
  4. personality
  5. star
  6. name
  7. worthy
  8. hero
Noun
  • Webb later revisited the region in infrared, seeing through more of the dust and revealing stars hidden inside and behind the pillars.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Washington and Beijing also appear to be making no progress towards building a pillar of their trade truce, a bilateral board of investment, the head of a top US business group told the South China Morning Post.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • This next generation of talent provides an in for luxury brands who are keen to generate loyalty and sales, not just celebrity fervor, through their Korean brand ambassadors.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • On his Instagram account, Harper shared a screenshot of the request on Cameo, an app that allows users to pay celebrities to record custom videos.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of celebrity
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  • After the city ceded control of Riis to the federal government, in the nineteen-seventies, the monument to public recreation was shuttered.
    — Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The work is revealing a monument changed by time, weather and millions of visitors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • Male actors seem to be given more leeway than female stars to display bigger personalities without the public turning on them.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The approaches may differ, the personalities may differ and the environments definitely differ.
    — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of personality
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  • Amziah hands off the honey plant to Kateri as McConaughey, the Oscar-winning movie star, hands off the film to newcomer LookingGlass, in her very first movie role.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier in the night, Pallister beat Canadian star Summer McIntosh for gold in the 200–meter freestyle.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of star
Noun
  • On Wednesday, Bartko and about 100 other protesters gathered by the river, whose route gives the area its name and which attracts many of the half-million or so annual visitors to the national park.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hudson-Smith went into the stand and up the stairs to pose next to his name, draped in the British flag, but was surrounded by too many empty seats.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of name
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  • The Stargate project—endorsed and promoted at every level of authority, from the White House to the governor of Michigan to the local worthies of Saline—had tested her faith in democracy.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • Jacobs-Jenkins cannot help noting that among that generation of Bible-quoting civil rights worthies are enough sins of the father to burden a host of sons.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of worthy
Noun
  • Kateri’s section is quieter and methodical like its central hero, who slips undetected among this community to sow her chaos and reap her revenge.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The newest hero, The Hood, a Vanguard, joined on August 7, adding dark magic and street hustle to the free-to-play title available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hero

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