The Christian Examiner nominates `` iconic '' in its list of overused words , finding over 18,000 `` iconic '' references in news stories alone , with another 30,000 for `` icon '' , including its use for SpongeBob SquarePants .
It found over 18,000 `` iconic '' references in news stories alone , with another 30,000 for `` icon '' , including use of it for SpongeBob SquarePants .