as in partisans
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
an incorrigible bigot who hasn't entertained a new thought in years
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Recent Examples of bigots
Samberg was among the first to call out the inevitable crowd of bigots and MAGA-enthusiasts that would wail and scream.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 May 2026
And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along.
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Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
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Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
But there's also a lot of cultural, even racial baggage that comes with the term, which is partly why Christian conservatives largely view it as a slur to brandish all Christians as bigots.
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Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Aug. 2025
And also fought so hard to protect equal rights for all from those bigots, out there in force, whose only goal is to take American’s equal rights away.
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Danielle Brisebois,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 May 2026
And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along.
—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
But there's also a lot of cultural, even racial baggage that comes with the term, which is partly why Christian conservatives largely view it as a slur to brandish all Christians as bigots.
—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels.
—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Aug. 2025
And also fought so hard to protect equal rights for all from those bigots, out there in force, whose only goal is to take American’s equal rights away.
—
Danielle Brisebois,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bigots
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Reynolds tracks the willingness of northern partisans—Carl Schurz, Horace Greeley, Lyman Trumbull, and even Sumner himself—to abandon that cause by the dwindling references to Jamestown and Plymouth.
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Meanwhile, partisans continued to spar over dozens of Republican bills that would allow voters to lower property taxes for homeowners by raising sales taxes on everyone.
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Together, the band brings to life a mythic world of ancient heroes and villains, attracting an excited audience of headbangers and fantasy fanatics, many of whom show up in costume.
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“Bigots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bigots. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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