Idiom
media darling
Meaning
A celebrity who is especially popular and who receives frequent and very favorable attention in the news media.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The young actor is a media darling.”
“After her record-breaking performance, the athlete quickly became a media darling and appeared on every talk show.”
“The charismatic politician was a media darling for years, enjoying glowing headlines until a sudden scandal destroyed his reputation.”
Examples
simple
“The young actor is a media darling.”
contextual
“After her record-breaking performance, the athlete quickly became a media darling and appeared on every talk show.”
complex
“The charismatic politician was a media darling for years, enjoying glowing headlines until a sudden scandal destroyed his reputation.”
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