as in patriot
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of loyalist
And that likely will end the engagement/alliance between the families, because the Grants are still loyalists.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
In addition, loyalists can find stick shifts being offered for 2025 by a pair of SUVs (Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler) and even a midsize pickup truck (Toyota Tacoma).
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Macron named the conservative loyalist Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister on Tuesday.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Critics say appointing a Macron loyalist on such a day amounts to a baptism of fire for Lecornu.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
In addition, loyalists can find stick shifts being offered for 2025 by a pair of SUVs (Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler) and even a midsize pickup truck (Toyota Tacoma).
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Macron named the conservative loyalist Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister on Tuesday.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Critics say appointing a Macron loyalist on such a day amounts to a baptism of fire for Lecornu.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loyalist
patriot
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In New York and New Jersey, patriot militias, loyalist partisans and British regulars raided across county lines, targeting farms and neighbors.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Dream City Church Senior Pastor Luke Barnett called Kirk a patriot in his opening sermon, garnering robust applause.—
Lauren De Young,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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