as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows
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Ever the iconoclast, Koons stood out in a blue tuxedo among the sea of black suits, while Jordan Casteel wore a dress as vibrant and playful as her figurative paintings.
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
His work marked a turning point in the history of music.
Innovators – both entrepreneurs and corporate explorers – are iconoclasts, willing to challenge the status quo and rewrite the rules.
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
In the 1938 classic The Adventures of Robin Hood, Robin Hood is a happy iconoclast, meting out his form of social and political justice with the cheerful irreverence and deft strokes of Errol Flynn, cinema’s premier swashbuckler.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
But the internal battle between traditionalist Republicans, like McCarthy, and far-right iconoclasts, like Gaetz, has been no contest: Gaetz beat Dimmock by 45 points.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ian Malone, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
His work marked a turning point in the history of music.
Innovators – both entrepreneurs and corporate explorers – are iconoclasts, willing to challenge the status quo and rewrite the rules.
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
In the 1938 classic The Adventures of Robin Hood, Robin Hood is a happy iconoclast, meting out his form of social and political justice with the cheerful irreverence and deft strokes of Errol Flynn, cinema’s premier swashbuckler.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
But the internal battle between traditionalist Republicans, like McCarthy, and far-right iconoclasts, like Gaetz, has been no contest: Gaetz beat Dimmock by 45 points.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Iconoclast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclast. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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