1
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
football fanatics are pretty much booked up for weekends from Labor Day to Super Bowl Sunday
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2
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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or fanatical
as in extreme
being very far from the center of public opinion
because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to try to discuss the issues with her
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Recent Examples of fanatic
Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Disney Channel Fox News MSNBC QVC FuboTV Sports fanatics will love FuboTV's offering of live sports coverage, including NBA games, college football, soccer, and much more.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
The full set would make a great gift for the Wicked fanatic in your life (even if that Wicked fanatic is you).
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Luckily for holiday movie fanatics, the Cincinnati connections don't stop on Turkey Day.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Disney Channel Fox News MSNBC QVC FuboTV Sports fanatics will love FuboTV's offering of live sports coverage, including NBA games, college football, soccer, and much more.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Halloween fanatic Janelle Monáe, who plans out costumes at least two years in advance, unveiled another jaw-dropping transformation as E.T. from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
The full set would make a great gift for the Wicked fanatic in your life (even if that Wicked fanatic is you).
—Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatic
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Ponta Delgada serves as an ideal starting point for exploring the Azores, a paradise for hiking enthusiasts, nature lovers, and those in search of sustainable adventures.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Get the Recipe 25 of 25 Mississippi Mud Pie This rich, decadent treat is perfect for chocolate lovers and amazing way to end a comforting dinner.Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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Instead, his partisans predict Trump as the 47th president will be more combative than Trump was as the 45th president.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Russian partisans—groups of domestic dissidents opposed to the Kremlin's policies—have joined forces with Ukrainian operatives.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Author, and Philosopher The biggest reason to be optimistic about 2025 is the continuing decline in extreme poverty, defined as not being able to reliably meet your basic needs for food and shelter.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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When researchers exposed tardigrades to the extreme cold, or things like sugar, salt or hydrogen peroxide, the animals began to produce free radicals, or oxygen atoms with an extra electron.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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What’s left is what fans of the original movie know as Pride Rock, the landing where the lion kings of the 1994 film address their subjects.Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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On the day that lawmakers voted to impeach Mr. Yoon, protesters who were K-pop fans brought lightsticks to rallies and danced to pop songs blasting from speakers.John Yoon, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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He’s enjoyed the specter of games in Buffalo, from unpredictable weather to a rabid fan base.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Instead, imagine solely depending upon rabid fan feedback and other mega-promoted measuring sticks based in no way solely on the country industry's initial response.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ocean enthusiasts should book the submarine excursion, which takes you up to 200 meters deep to explore the Noonu Atoll's rich marine life.Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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In fact, traditional sports car marques like Bugatti, Aston Martin, McLaren and Lamborghini unveiled powerful, jaw-dropping vehicles to please the enthusiast crowd in 2024.Morgan Korn, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Danny has a secret crush on Sam, a girl at school who is a social justice crusader.Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
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As his wife, son and country are threatened by the tyrannical Austrian King and his warlords, a once peaceful hunter and former crusader, William Tell, leads his people to rebellion.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
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From the first supernal image of rain on a green field, Jean-Luc Godard’s Hail Mary (Je vous salue, Marie) approaches the mystical with a sense of radical awe.Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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Fernanda Torres plays Eunice, mother to Marcelo and his four siblings; her life is changed forever when her politically active, if not especially radical husband Rubens (Selton Mello) is taken away for questioning after a visit by military police.Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Fanatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatic. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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