as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
zealots on both sides of the issue resorted to name-calling and scare tactics
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Recent Examples of zealot
Whatever people like White House aide Stephen Miller — the anti-immigrant zealot — may think, these relationships are symbiotic.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Crypto as Gospel, Alignment, and Exploitation Crypto has always attracted zealots.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
This is not a game; until the kooks and zealots rampaging over the public health infrastructure are constrained, many people could die.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
But the Democratic coalition, and thus all the important institutions in his state, is run by zealots on the trans issue.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
Crypto as Gospel, Alignment, and Exploitation Crypto has always attracted zealots.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
This is not a game; until the kooks and zealots rampaging over the public health infrastructure are constrained, many people could die.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
But the Democratic coalition, and thus all the important institutions in his state, is run by zealots on the trans issue.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealot
Noun
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Trump had officially nominated her for the position but was opposed by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Andy Kim, Democrats who questioned her qualifications and called her prosecutions partisan.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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The symbolic 5-2 vote followed council members’ accusations that Burns failed to notify them about legislation that made Monroe’s elections partisan, misused the city’s logo and address to share personal political views, and struggled to maintain order during meetings.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Today, taxes on wealth, as opposed to income, form the core of anti-billionaire crusaders’ plans to eliminate the largest fortunes.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Anti-pornography crusaders are on a winning streak.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Since the collapse of the Oslo peace process and the rise of the second intifada, the activist left has almost vanished.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Meat and clothing factories, as well as Amazon fulfillment centers, have been popular employers for Haitian immigrants, local activists say.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Rabin’s assassination by a far-right fanatic in 1995 robbed Israel of its peacemaker leader.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
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After it was discontinued, fragrance fanatics in search of a dupe online cited Demeter’s Grass as its closest living relative.—
Marianne Mychaskiw,
Allure,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Zealot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealot. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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