stalwarts

plural of stalwart

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalwarts
Noun
  • As The Independent noted, if such a category is adopted by the FBI, it could be applied to rhetoric used by activists, writers, and allies speaking out against anti-trans policies and rhetoric.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 19 Sep. 2025
  • Preaching the gospel of revolution, activists mobilized peasants and workers (and to a lesser degree, women) to rebel against inequality and exploitation.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How are Kirk’s supporters responding?
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Back in 2001, a group of Enfield FC supporters realised which way the wind was blowing — and how far away their team was going — and formed a breakaway club.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When Sarah McLachlan first hatched the idea for the 1990s women-only Lilith Fair tour, concert promoters openly questioned whether female singer-songwriters could perform back to back on a traveling festival bill and sell enough tickets.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Important To The Event IndyCar and Penske Entertainment – the promoters of the Music City Grand Prix – indicated approximately 40,000 people were in attendance over the course of the two-day, Labor Day weekend event.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jeremy returned one final time for the Winners at War all-champions edition, where he was voted out and sent to the Edge of Extinction on day 31.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
  • With all players in the HR/HCM space aiming to demonstrate completeness of vision with descriptions of their extensive data model, others include UKG, ADP (with its Workforce Now product), then there’s Paycom (which, no surprise, champions payroll technology) and Paylocity.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski is among those to have recently discussed this approach, which advocates say will enhance allied security by preventing Russian munitions from approaching NATO borders.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Legislative efforts, often spearheaded by 'English-only’ advocates, routinely failed in Congress.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the Jesus tower, another would be dedicated to Mary, with bluish granite ornaments meant to evoke her iconic cloak; there would also be spires for each of the four Evangelists and the twelve apostles.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The 9th-century monastery rises from the plateau—its stone walls etched with faded medieval frescoes of apostles and Last Judgement scenes.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That's just part of what Nikita Bridan says should be a compelling package, even for anti-EV zealots.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Stalwarts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalwarts. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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