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Recent Examples of fanaticism
As teased previously, there's a thin line between fighting for the greater good and religious fanaticism in the name of peace.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Grande was Wen’s latest target, but there seems to be an additional layer of delusion and fanaticism that fueled this particular encounter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Some of this slashing and burning can be explained by the old-fashioned small-government fanaticism of administration personnel like Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Hate or fanaticism can end a life in an instant, hundreds of yards from the victim.
—Gregory P. Magarian, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Grande was Wen’s latest target, but there seems to be an additional layer of delusion and fanaticism that fueled this particular encounter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Some of this slashing and burning can be explained by the old-fashioned small-government fanaticism of administration personnel like Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Hate or fanaticism can end a life in an instant, hundreds of yards from the victim.
—Gregory P. Magarian, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanaticism
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During that period, Hezbollah engaged in insurgency warfare, fueled by religious zeal and supported by Iran.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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From anti-development zeal to Pearlman’s sudden success to Republicans shellshocked over the first Democratic mayor in decades, Thomson has lots of unifying to do.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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An obsession, an art form, a national treasure and part of the furniture.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Politics has become an obsession with enemies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But then appeasing tradition and upending it both at once, which certainly is the pragmatic philosophy of Lyric, always is a tricky matter.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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This parenting philosophy is focused on building emotional security and closeness between you and your child, and is rooted in attachment theory, says Ayrapetyan.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
15 Mar. 2026
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The recent public infatuation with Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalistic ’90s style has been pervasive to say the least.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
13 Mar. 2026
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Once Jeremiyah Love comes off the board — possibly in the top five — the infatuation ends.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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The president's insistence on the bill, and an energized push from the GOP base, has put pressure on Thune.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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One of the greatest threats to public education in Chicago is the union itself and its wrongheaded insistence that CPS focus on political activism over academics.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The states that fall for the tax-the-rich mania will be left in the dust, with failing economies and shrinking political clout in Congress.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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When lightning survivors insist, as many do, on unplugging their appliances in preparation for a storm, this is not tinfoil-hat mania.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Such a change in military doctrine is not just symbolic, but is also a big deal since Japan’s strictly defensive military thinking since its defeat in World War II.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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After he was elected last May, Leo had continued living in his small flat in the Vatican’s Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, the headquarters of the Holy See doctrine office that also has a handful of private apartments for Vatican officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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