as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a devotee of stamp collecting
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Recent Examples of devotee
The lake also played a key role in the shrine’s unlikely escape from the Palisades fire, as a family of three devotees used its waters to extinguish threatening flames.
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Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
In 1975, a group of Northern Californians founded Yoga Journal to serve the growing community of devotees.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is being touted as the world's largest religious gathering.
—Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
In the clip, Klepper interviews numerous Trump devotees in Washington, D.C., all of whom hung out in freezing cold weather just to be near the festivities.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
In 1975, a group of Northern Californians founded Yoga Journal to serve the growing community of devotees.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is being touted as the world's largest religious gathering.
—Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
In the clip, Klepper interviews numerous Trump devotees in Washington, D.C., all of whom hung out in freezing cold weather just to be near the festivities.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devotee
Noun
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The film has become an event, a must-see for movie lovers.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni specifically alleged that Lively used her friendship with Swift to put pressure on him to comply with Lively’s re-write of a crucial scene in the domestic violence drama in which Lively and Baldoni play lovers.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Boise State basketball fans who use YouTubeTV to watch the Broncos likely will need to find a new way to watch starting as soon as this weekend.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Feb. 2025
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Despite the team’s glittering history, current Giants fans have grown disgruntled by the lack of recent success.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Once a resting spot for weary travelers journeying along the Old Buncombe Road—which linked North Carolina to Georgia—Travelers Rest now lives up to its name as a peaceful haven for nature lovers, food enthusiasts, and adventure seekers.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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And thanks to its proximity to the more than 800,000 acres of Big Bend National Park, Terlingua is a popular basecamp for outdoor enthusiasts, who flock to the area to raft the Rio Grande, hike challenging desert terrain, and experience some of the darkest skies in the country.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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More great reads Column: Super Bowl sucker no more.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Another place where suckers may pop up is below the bud union on the tree, where the citrus variety was grafted onto the rootstock.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Sasha Pedro, a photographer and winter fanatic based in Massachusetts, traveled as far as Iceland this winter season to make her snowy dreams come true.—
Lilly Milman,
Vox,
6 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, leading administration jobs are going to cranks and fanatics.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Devotee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devotee. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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