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Elvis

American  
[el-vis] / ˈɛl vɪs /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Elwin.


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Bonnie went on to sign with RCA, which had Elvis Presley on its books.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Exhibits include a gold jacket that belonged to Elvis Presley, a saxophone used by John Coltrane, an Eddie Van Halen guitar, and a Chuck D cap.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

In doing so, he described himself in a Truth Social post as “the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

He whined that the singers who pulled out of the state fair are “Third Rate” and promised he would simply headline the event, swearing he is greater than Elvis, even “without a guitar.”

From Salon Jun. 3, 2026

They have Elvis Presley zucchini molds now: you clamp them around your zucchini while it’s young, and as it grows it’s deformed into the shape of Elvis Presley’s head.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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