as in fervor
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Recent Examples of zealotry
The suggestion is that Orgon’s sudden zealotry is linked to masculine insecurity.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
But for us, there has always been a higher purpose, if not a form of political zealotry.
—Matt Bai, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
For The Times) Pierson was a prosecutor through and through, and didn’t subscribe to the notion that there were huge numbers of innocent people in prison because of the sloppiness or zealotry of law enforcement.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Those who hoped to simply wait out this period of repression and zealotry now realize that there is no returning to the way things were.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
But for us, there has always been a higher purpose, if not a form of political zealotry.
—Matt Bai, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
For The Times) Pierson was a prosecutor through and through, and didn’t subscribe to the notion that there were huge numbers of innocent people in prison because of the sloppiness or zealotry of law enforcement.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Those who hoped to simply wait out this period of repression and zealotry now realize that there is no returning to the way things were.
—Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for zealotry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealotry
Noun
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The show has already picked up enough steam, especially across the pond, to be renewed for a second season, but hasn’t necessarily caught on with as much fervor here.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Scenes from the natural world offer a meditative respite from the competitive fervor, exploring what else has meaning for Alexey: the health of the oceans.Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
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More than family, my poor roommates at the time got the worst of my newfound sanctimonious zeal.David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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His zeal seemed even stranger when juxtaposed with a sensible approach to my own infirmities.Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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Or will history repeat itself in the form of exuberance, crashes, and bubbles?Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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There were periods of wild exuberance followed by crippling self-doubt.Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Very quickly, Hughes and the Hughes Aircraft company, with characteristic enthusiasm, took over the entire project and left Kaiser on the sidelines more or less as an astonished spectator.David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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As investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, and lately for a Trump Presidency, has been driving the stock market to record highs this year, Jeremy Grantham has been having flashbacks.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Zealotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealotry. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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