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
In this wintry offering, two strangers break into a house to escape a Christmas blizzard and encounter an overprotective mother and otherworldly daughter who give Stephen King’s Carrie and her zealot mom a run for their money.
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Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
As much or more than anyone else, tech zealots who made their fortunes in the industry have to answer for our political climate of brazen corruption and cheap, viral, reactionary hate.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
The Man Behind Congestion Pricing: Charging drivers to enter Lower Manhattan vindicates the lifelong mission of William Vickrey, a Nobel laureate and optimization zealot.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
As much or more than anyone else, tech zealots who made their fortunes in the industry have to answer for our political climate of brazen corruption and cheap, viral, reactionary hate.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
The Man Behind Congestion Pricing: Charging drivers to enter Lower Manhattan vindicates the lifelong mission of William Vickrey, a Nobel laureate and optimization zealot.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealot
Noun
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Podcasters, partisans, or anyone, really, can tell outrageous, incendiary lies about a candidate.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Johnson, who has struggled with questioning from reporters at times, will need to maintain a strong front against antagonistic partisans on Capitol Hill.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Where earlier welfare states delivered benefits, Biden’s welfare state became a crusader for economic, social, and cultural change.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
1 Feb. 2025
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His supporters depict him as a crusader for FBI reform who wants to tamp down prosecutorial misconduct and surveillance abuse.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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At a press conference on Friday afternoon in Miami’s Little Haiti, lawyers, activists and officials demanded the restoration of the protections and humanitarian immigration reform.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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Artists, activists, and journalists love to talk about sustainability—but few understand how industry actually works.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sasha Pedro, a photographer and winter fanatic based in Massachusetts, traveled as far as Iceland this winter season to make her snowy dreams come true.—
Lilly Milman,
Vox,
6 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, leading administration jobs are going to cranks and fanatics.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Zealot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealot. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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