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as in audience
a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult
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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
an ancient cult that centered on the worship of the earth as the source of all life
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Recent Examples of cult
The beauty brand has built something of a cult following—thanks in part to its founders’ professional backgrounds.
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Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 6 June 2025
Del Toro’s early roles (in 1990s cult films such as The Usual Suspects and Excess Baggage) smacked of knockoff Marlon Brando: all movement, mumbling charm, and giddy chaos.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
The sequel to the 2019 cult horror movie that grossed $57 million has the Radio Silence directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett returning with a screenplay from Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 June 2025
This cruelty is echoed and magnified in Trump’s movement, which increasingly resembles an authoritarian cult more than a political party.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 6 June 2025
Del Toro’s early roles (in 1990s cult films such as The Usual Suspects and Excess Baggage) smacked of knockoff Marlon Brando: all movement, mumbling charm, and giddy chaos.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
The sequel to the 2019 cult horror movie that grossed $57 million has the Radio Silence directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett returning with a screenplay from Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 June 2025
This cruelty is echoed and magnified in Trump’s movement, which increasingly resembles an authoritarian cult more than a political party.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cult
Noun
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The target audience will be different on each platform, as people use platforms with different intentions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The growth of the festival year after year is confirmation that American audiences embrace this.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2025
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By targeting people based on their race, religion, or nationality, from countries with predominantly Black, Brown and Muslim-majority populations, this blanket ban constitutes racial discrimination under international human rights law.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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“Cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cult. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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