1
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions
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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion
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Recent Examples of true believer
Though many in the market associate such an intellectually rigorous approach to collecting and patronage with the 20th century, these true believers have not only blazed a path for a new generation but are also still movers and shakers themselves.
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Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The endgame for true believers is to create AI that is a true partner, not just a tool.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 10 Oct. 2024
Seventy years ago, the true believer’s susceptibility to the sleeper effect warned us of the power of Trump’s methods and messages today.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
In other words, in the current environment — a placid one by crypto’s volatile standards — the true believers are the ones who are holding on.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
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Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The endgame for true believers is to create AI that is a true partner, not just a tool.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 10 Oct. 2024
Seventy years ago, the true believer’s susceptibility to the sleeper effect warned us of the power of Trump’s methods and messages today.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
In other words, in the current environment — a placid one by crypto’s volatile standards — the true believers are the ones who are holding on.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for true believer
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Political polarization in this country is such that partisans look at each other with mutual incomprehension.Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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There are some hardcore partisans who'd just like their party to run everything.CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Travis County Judge Andy Brown, a Prop A proponent, said the county envisions an initial focus on hiring and training staff at existing childcare facilities.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Republican proponents of the measure wanted to prevent noncitizens from voting in local elections, like for mayor and school board, in the future.Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Electric vehicle advocates were dismayed when General Motors suspended production of Chevrolet’s popular Bolt models, but the 2025 Equinox has many of the same admirable qualities, and EV consumers have responded accordingly.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line: Trump's most dangerous weapon against the media is his words, which press freedom advocates have warned do have a significant chilling effect both at home and abroad.Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Miller leads a cohort of former officials and anti-immigrant MAGA crusaders who now better understand the levers of government.Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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To make its new version of Cleo a crusader, the series has to make the Black community around her incredibly susceptible to superstition and immorality, and that’s a crummy bargain.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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Householder was an early Trump supporter in the Buckeye State and spoke at Trump's Republican National Convention in Cleveland in 2016.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Before sending his supporters home from an election night watch party at the Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Hovde blamed the close contest on America First candidate Thomas Leager, who was recruited to run by a small group of Democrats posing as conservatives.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Flashback: Election Central used to draw a crowd of the general public, from high school classes and youth groups to political junkies, activists and professional consultants, all standing shoulder-to-shoulder with officials ready to take a victory lap with an entourage of supporters.Andrew Keatts, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s always been a trade-off with the platform’s ability to narrow the distance between activists and people in positions of power.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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And this is an enormous deficit, a deficit that is in the range of the COVID deficits, without the benefit of any white knights.Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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Here, his white knight’s armor is sullied before his face is scarred, and how that fits this version of Gotham City makes for a fitting rallying cry all its own.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
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Banda Machos, perhaps the most significant exponent of Jalisco’s quebradita-style banda music, rotated onto the Beso stage in a dark green and neon frazzle variation of their signature costume.Vicky Camarillo, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Mar. 2024
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What is important is that the success that the new exponents have had has splashed and helped us, and that is very good for all of us.Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
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“True believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/true%20believer. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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