1
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
football fanatics are pretty much booked up for weekends from Labor Day to Super Bowl Sunday
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2
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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or fanatical
as in extreme
being very far from the center of public opinion
because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to try to discuss the issues with her
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Recent Examples of fanatic
Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Kloots, a former Radio City Rockette and fitness fanatic, joined the show with Welteroth that January, replacing Marie Osmond.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Maria Menounos, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
For a crypto fanatic like Sun, the artwork's similarity to an NFT most likely didn't go unnoticed.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Ritual Any wellness fanatics know that Ritual makes some of the best supplements in the game.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Kloots, a former Radio City Rockette and fitness fanatic, joined the show with Welteroth that January, replacing Marie Osmond.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Merry Christmas to all and thanks for letting this Christmas fanatic share all her holiday dreams coming true!
—Maria Menounos, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
For a crypto fanatic like Sun, the artwork's similarity to an NFT most likely didn't go unnoticed.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatic
Noun
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The film has become an event, a must-see for movie lovers.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni specifically alleged that Lively used her friendship with Swift to put pressure on him to comply with Lively’s re-write of a crucial scene in the domestic violence drama in which Lively and Baldoni play lovers.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the Hollywood gossip personality is a fierce partisan of the attorney, who defended him in a $25 million suit.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Would Jury Duty have become such a hit, and Gladden such a hero, had its producers picked a woman or a person of color or a member of the LGBTQ community (let alone a vocal political partisan) as a star?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This extreme weather is being fueled by an atmospheric river currently drenching northern California, which is expected to persist into Wednesday.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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But families hoping to escape the long shadow of Trump’s policies may experience extreme challenges in getting to safety.—
Nico Lang,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It's then hung under a fan to dry for 10 to 17 days, then wood smoked.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Teammates mobbed Quick at the final horn, and the public address announcer told fans of the accomplishment over the speakers.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The team has been floored by the rabid army of fans.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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In July, in front of a rabid crowd of bitcoiners, Trump promised to turn the US into a crypto mining powerhouse and establish a national bitcoin stockpile if reelected.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Luxury tour operator Red Savannah is rolling out a Parisian getaway specifically designed for style enthusiasts.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
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For white-chocolate lovers The touch of sweetness in the drinkable, affordable bottle of Riesling is the perfect partner for white chocolate enthusiasts.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hellboy himself is an anti-Nazi crusader in a world largely inspired by the fiction of the notoriously racist genius of weird fiction, H.P. Lovecraft.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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At times, Fok appears like a crusader who wants to question the system that leaves victims like poor innocent Man in its wake.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Far-right ideologues have for years sought to suppress both racial consciousness and gender fluidity, in the name of a radical natalist ideology that highly values white, gender-conforming children.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
30 Jan. 2025
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Trump is also expected to continue his radical changes to the makeup of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, which brought America the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.—
Annie Laurie Gaylor,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Fanatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatic. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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