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Recent Examples of zealotry
Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The clash of zealotry and conciliation, the question of how best to do the right thing, animates the O’Dwyer story in ways eerie and often striking.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 28 May 2025
This pivot could become painful for Jewish communities at a time of rising antisemitism and anti-Israel zealotry around the world.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
This has been a show largely about how zealotry can interfere with reason and compassion, which is plainly evident in the cascading disasters that end the Jedi’s and the witches’ time on Brendok.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The clash of zealotry and conciliation, the question of how best to do the right thing, animates the O’Dwyer story in ways eerie and often striking.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 28 May 2025
This pivot could become painful for Jewish communities at a time of rising antisemitism and anti-Israel zealotry around the world.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
This has been a show largely about how zealotry can interfere with reason and compassion, which is plainly evident in the cascading disasters that end the Jedi’s and the witches’ time on Brendok.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealotry
Noun
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Mickela Mallozzi dances with the same fervor that Anthony Bourdain brought to eating, that Sam Brown brings to vacationing, and that Rick Steves brings to doing Europe on a shoestring.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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The fervor over the company in 2021, which sent the struggling video retailer’s stock up 2,700%, was inspired in part by hedge funds and retail investors’ understanding that the company was growing obsolete.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That zeal, her daughter explains, also defined the way Ladd led her life away from the cameras — and fueled her devotion to Beyond the Scars.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump knows it, but still took a stab from his privileged bully pulpit in Switzerland with the zeal of neocolonialism.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The exuberance over the office sector was well-placed in 2019.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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A lot of exuberance could be rising in your mind and heart today.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yet, his enthusiasm is tempered by the valuable lessons from his past work in healthcare AI, reminding us of the importance of learning from each step of our journey.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Zealotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealotry. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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