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But this is more than just a narrative of the event—Holley also explores the fanaticism of the online sleuths who have spent years trying to solve this case.
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Longreads, 27 June 2025
Powell described the atmosphere at their home games as something closer to a concert because of the fanaticism.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Bolsonaro’s defeat, in other words, wasn’t indicative of religious fanaticism losing any of its power.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 July 2025
As the series begins, humanity is fighting a bloody war in the 26th century with the Covenant, a group of various alien races united under a shared religious fanaticism.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 July 2024
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Longreads, 27 June 2025
Powell described the atmosphere at their home games as something closer to a concert because of the fanaticism.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Bolsonaro’s defeat, in other words, wasn’t indicative of religious fanaticism losing any of its power.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 July 2025
As the series begins, humanity is fighting a bloody war in the 26th century with the Covenant, a group of various alien races united under a shared religious fanaticism.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for fanaticism
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanaticism. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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fanaticism
noun
fa·nat·i·cism
fə-ˈnat-ə-ˌsiz-əm 
: fanatic outlook or behavior especially as exhibited by excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions on some subject
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