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Recent Examples of fanatically
The children playing Lamia and Saeed had no training as actors, yet both are fanatically precise, effortlessly expressive, and pensively deep-hearted.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Ed’s mother was said to be a fanatically puritanical figure who isolated him from others, convinced the rest of society was evil.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Ed’s mother was said to be a fanatically puritanical figure who isolated him from others, convinced the rest of society was evil.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatically
Adverb
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Despite the opulent surroundings, kids are warmly welcomed everywhere, even in the indoor spa pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Several world leaders have been in attendance, some more warmly received than others.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In front of a rabidly hostile, pro-ECW crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom, RVD defeated Cena to win his first and only WWE Championship.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Influencers like Stuckey are zealously policing any deviation from the party line.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even India, which zealously guards its sovereignty, has moderated its Russian oil imports in response to Washington's demands.—
Pratap Bhanu Mehta,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many of the world’s most successful people point to a thirst for knowledge as being key to their success, including veteran investor Warren Buffett who has credited reading–avidly, widely and voraciously–for giving him his investing superpowers.—
Barnaby Lashbrooke,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Fanatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatically. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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