as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports
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Recent Examples of lover
One of the most talked about attractions of this festival is Dinner and a Movie, which offers film and food lovers to meet and greet filmmakers while enjoying a meal.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Shelter Dog To Spend Another Christmas Alone For Fourth Year In A Row
By Rachael O'Connor
Life and Trends Reporter
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Animal lovers have been moved to tears over a dog preparing to spend a fourth Christmas alone in a shelter.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
The future outlook, unfortunately, is cloudy for lovers of the morning cup o’ Joe.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Shelter Dog To Spend Another Christmas Alone For Fourth Year In A Row
By Rachael O'Connor
Life and Trends Reporter
2
Animal lovers have been moved to tears over a dog preparing to spend a fourth Christmas alone in a shelter.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
The future outlook, unfortunately, is cloudy for lovers of the morning cup o’ Joe.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lover
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The sport has entered a twilight zone where Indiana has already qualified for a bowl and Vandy fans are toting a goalpost through downtown Nashville and throwing it into the Cumberland River.David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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The second match sees the Houston Texans host Baltimore and in a gift for sports and music fans alike Beyonce will perform the half-time show.Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Can’t spin me with the sucker sh*t to take Hov down.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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But soon a handful of ghost visitors — including Carol Kane and David Johansen — scare this sucker straight.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Amazon has so many after-Christmas deals happening right now for campers, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts.Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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Whatever your nonfiction area of interest happens to be — serial killers, cult leaders, athletes, con men or exotic animal enthusiasts — there’s probably several dozen documentaries available for viewing a few button-clicks away.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Such is the question facing fragrance fanatics everywhere — and for good reason.Emily Burns, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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Luckily for holiday movie fanatics, the Cincinnati connections don't stop on Turkey Day.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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Accordingly, Slow Horses has worked hard to feed into his persona, offering a slow trickle of wordless shots or small scenes of Harkness while gassing up his reputation as an assassin, a terrorist, and an all-around maniac.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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And finally, Matador is readying the next batch of catalog reissues from legendary psychedelic/psychotic maniacs Butthole Surfers.Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lover. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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