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as in zeal
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as in dogmatism
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Recent Examples of fanaticism
This new conflict marks the end of a five-decade golden age for Israel, during which an oasis of liberty enjoyed strategic supremacy against the forces of tyranny and fanaticism that surround it.
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Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
But Matthew Gabriel, 25, who lives in Philly's Mt. Airy neighborhood, took his football fanaticism to a whole 'nother level.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
At the ministries in Tehran, the technocrats learned firsthand how revolutionary fanaticism—cutting off trade with the outside world, for example—could lead to international isolation and harm the economy.
—Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
The downside is a corporate culture that borders on fanaticism, with the occasional weaponization of principles to the detriment of people and groups with less power.
—Amanda Loudin, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
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Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
But Matthew Gabriel, 25, who lives in Philly's Mt. Airy neighborhood, took his football fanaticism to a whole 'nother level.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
At the ministries in Tehran, the technocrats learned firsthand how revolutionary fanaticism—cutting off trade with the outside world, for example—could lead to international isolation and harm the economy.
—Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
The downside is a corporate culture that borders on fanaticism, with the occasional weaponization of principles to the detriment of people and groups with less power.
—Amanda Loudin, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanaticism
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The Republicans took control of Congress after their decisive victories that November, and the domestic agenda was moribund, replaced by a zeal for budget cutting.—
Jonathan Weisman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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According to Spanish Franciscan friar Diego de Landa Calderon – most famous for his zeal in destroying Maya codices – the Maya painted human beings before forcing them onto an altar and cutting out their beating hearts.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
1 Dec. 2024
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Wishing for McConnell People who have resented McConnell’s dogmatism and partisanship would wish him back if Scott were to succeed him as leader next year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2024
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Playing a Good Hand George P. Shultz rescued the Reagan administration from its dogmatism.—
Robert W. Tucker,
Foreign Affairs,
9 July 2024
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And that became my obsession during the writing of the script.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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The teaser shows Joe (Penn Badgley) returning to New York City, walking through Mooney's Bookstore and reminiscing about his first obsession, Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail).—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Cohen is obviously fully on board with Stearns’ philosophy of limiting free-agent deals to three years or fewer (the Soto contract of course being the notable exception).—
Bill Madden,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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This philosophy regulates everything from public education offerings to policies encouraging childbearing among locals.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Jan. 2025
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The brand’s mission is personal, stemming from Ralph’s lifelong infatuation with jewelry and his ties to a Divine Nine fraternity.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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Not until the day when a woman from an infatuation a few years back introduced me to Michele.—
Claës Nordenskiöld,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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On the one side stood religious fundamentalism with its insistence on a literal reading of scripture and submission to institutional authority; on the other stood scientific naturalism with its insistence that only empirical methods were valid routes to knowledge.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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But Trump’s insistence on personal submission, and his distrust of the very administrative state he is charged with directing, is decidedly anti-administration.—
Russell Muirhead,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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Must have been like this in Amsterdam during the great tulip mania.—
Andrew Mackie,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Foreman theater answered this call by creating dreamscapes that eluded our intellect’s mania for control.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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During the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, several pastors and theologians joined forces to resist the influence of Nazi doctrine over German Protestant churches.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bothwell discussed various legal grounds to attack the project, from a health and safety perspective to home rule doctrine.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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