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as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought
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as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude
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Recent Examples of devout
The new Republican governor, George Voinovich, was a devout Catholic who went to Mass multiple times a week, an expression of a faith that was inherited from his Slovenian American mother and deepened by the loss of his nine-year-old daughter, who was struck by a van that ran a red light.
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Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Syria belongs to the Syrian people [and the] US and Zionist regime, who have invaded the land of the Syrian people, will one day be forced to retreat in the face of the power of the devout Syrian youth without a doubt.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Hegseth, who's been married three times, portrays himself as a family man and devout Christian.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
This represents a substantive shift among the faithful: For decades, women were always more devout, both in U.S. churches and around the world.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Syria belongs to the Syrian people [and the] US and Zionist regime, who have invaded the land of the Syrian people, will one day be forced to retreat in the face of the power of the devout Syrian youth without a doubt.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Hegseth, who's been married three times, portrays himself as a family man and devout Christian.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
This represents a substantive shift among the faithful: For decades, women were always more devout, both in U.S. churches and around the world.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devout
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Electoral authorities loyal to the ruling party declared Maduro the winner of the July election hours after polls closed without providing detailed vote counts, unlike in previous elections.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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So, when the idea began cropping up that the team should try and bring the beloved Sunday Sitdown interview to their loyal fanbase, Geist was excited.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Nazanin goes through the same preparations as Salme, who has turned supremely pious in the intervening years, and Zari, who has grown more level-headed, not to say jaded.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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If some punters were irritatingly pious, many also had the time of their life.—
Martin McKenzie-Murray,
SPIN,
7 Jan. 2025
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Jim Acosta, the CNN anchor known for being a staunch critic of Donald Trump and his fierce relationship with the president, is reportedly leaving the network after he was officially pulled from its programming schedule.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Still, even the staunchest barbecue loyalist will admit that relative newcomer Q39, opened in 2014, is well worth your time.—
Caitlin Morton,
AFAR Media,
27 Jan. 2025
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Apocalyptic thinking fuelled the Crusades, stoked the English Civil Wars, and gave rise to seventeenth-century religious movements like the Fifth Monarchists.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bert Smith, a classical archaeologist at Oxford University, told the New York Times that the statue was probably made for religious purposes.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Lear remains steadfast that she’s always been a woman, but the film keeps cutting away to other people confirming her transition.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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But a trade always seemed unlikely as Indiana president of basketball Kelly Krauskopf drafted Mitchell No. 2 in the 2018 WNBA Draft and has remained steadfast in her support of the 5-foot-8 guard.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
31 Jan. 2025
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Carter was highly educated, intelligent, affable, adaptable, reverent, and a constant supporting partner to his wife of 77 years.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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The presentation is restrained and reverent, but the flavors play together with dynamically on the tongue.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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Things got off to a hot start for the Eagles faithful in this game, too, as the home team saw star running back Saquon Barkley score two touchdowns in the first quarter, including one on the Eagles’ first offensive snap of the game to take a commanding lead from the start.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Their outwardly tranquil and faithful domestic life exploded that winter.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Much of that money would be better devoted to nuclear power, adaptation, and strengthening resilience to whatever the climate may eventually bring our way.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to a few lucky die rolls, the Dimension 20 crew strutted out of Madison Square Garden as heroes — though their devoted fans would’ve surely loved them the same even if they had been defeated.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Devout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devout. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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