as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
zealots on both sides of the issue resorted to name-calling and scare tactics
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Recent Examples of zealot
Cloe is the mean girl, Lisa is the zealot, Astrid is the dumb one.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 July 2024
In a post-truth world, pugilists and zealots dismiss such scholarly arguments as apologia for Muslim violence or as a weak case for pluralism that divests Hindus of their rights as the majority.
—Supriya Gandhi, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2020
The old factions like zealots, spacers and Crimson Fleet are on the planet, and there are new monsters, including Vortex Horrors, entering from another world.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
So please, all the lefty-loosey and righty-tighty Venezuela zealots, spare us your bulla — and try using your noggins now.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 July 2024
In a post-truth world, pugilists and zealots dismiss such scholarly arguments as apologia for Muslim violence or as a weak case for pluralism that divests Hindus of their rights as the majority.
—Supriya Gandhi, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2020
The old factions like zealots, spacers and Crimson Fleet are on the planet, and there are new monsters, including Vortex Horrors, entering from another world.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
So please, all the lefty-loosey and righty-tighty Venezuela zealots, spare us your bulla — and try using your noggins now.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealot
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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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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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Rabinovitch-Fox explained how prominent activists, including Alice Paul, used colors like white to draw attention to the suffragette cause.Julia Teti, WWD, 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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Every Black Friday fanatic has experienced a deal going out of stock.Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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The mystery surrounding his death is perhaps his greatest tale — sorry The Tell-Tale Heart fanatics.Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Zealot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealot. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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