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also afficionado
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times
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Recent Examples of aficionado
These schools were hardly household names in the higher education world, but each was prominent among aficionados of experimental education.
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Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
But if online flattery is an accurate indicator, more Goodness Land would be a gift to Mediterranean food aficionados in the neighborhood.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
So, that’s something for football fanatics, hoops heads and soccer aficionados.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Having learned guitar at age 10, Lueders quickly became a hardcore aficionado (via Blink-182 and NOFX), formed a band with Mills called Double Crossed, and found a home in the Chicago hardcore community, particularly its straight-edge contingent.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
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Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
But if online flattery is an accurate indicator, more Goodness Land would be a gift to Mediterranean food aficionados in the neighborhood.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
So, that’s something for football fanatics, hoops heads and soccer aficionados.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Having learned guitar at age 10, Lueders quickly became a hardcore aficionado (via Blink-182 and NOFX), formed a band with Mills called Double Crossed, and found a home in the Chicago hardcore community, particularly its straight-edge contingent.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aficionado
Noun
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Options for 2026 include food cruises that travel through Burgundy and Provence and a 15-day wine lovers cruise on the Rhine and Seine Rivers.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The three-day event draws more than 100,000 fans every year for the festival, which headlines largely country music acts while raising money for marine conservation.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The fan tried to offer some context.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
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Though as filmmaker Alex Ross Perry, a major VHS collector and advocate, points out, there are plenty of physical media enthusiasts for whom the older format is a bridge too far.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The energy was high in Vancouver last night as thousands of bartenders, industry insiders, and cocktail enthusiasts gathered for the unveiling of the 2026 edition of North America’s 50 Best Bars.—
Megan Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Snip upright suckers and water sprouts that zap the tree’s energy.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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But to think that suckers get an even break when insiders have information that assures them of winning is folly.—
William Mersey,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Consider, Trump is the only world leader, Pope XIV included, who not only vowed to prohibit the apocalyptic fanatics in Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, but did something about it.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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And for the aviation fanatic, ice cream stick planes never made the cut.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Aficionado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aficionado. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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