media darling
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- /ˈmiːdiə ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
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favorito de los medios
- After winning the competition, she quickly became a media darling, garnering attention from every news outlet.
- become media darling
Examples
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Both blond, beautiful, successful movie stars, Brad and Jennifer were media darlings throughout their five-year marriage.
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There was, however, one curious absence from today's festivities, that of new Ranger sensation and media darling, Ratchet, leaving this reporter with one question.
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Quite the little media darling, isn't she?
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But the two also become media darlings.
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OnLive was a media darling from day one.
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Sue Lynn, who had been a media darling since she was a cub, passed away.
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Harbaugh certainly isn't considered a media darling, is he?
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Penn State entered the game on a five-game winning streak and became a national media darling.
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The rebels were to prove reluctant warriors but ingenious spinners, and they quickly became international media darlings.
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As a returning war hero with a photogenic family, Brody's a media darling, and he's been used to help sell the ongoing War on Terror since his first day back.
Blog text (19)
How Favored
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who receives especially favorable attention from the media' is directly derivable from combining 'media' (institutions broadcasting to large audiences) with 'darling' (a beloved or much‑favored person): it straightforwardly means someone favored by the media. This compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Media darling gives the image of someone the press loves, with the media, like newspapers and TV, treating them like a darling surrounded by cameras and friendly headlines. So it means a person who 'gets a lot of praise and friendly attention from the media'.