blimpish

adjective

Definition of blimpishnext
as in ultrarightist

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Recent Examples of blimpish Huntington, a lifelong Democrat, was accused of blimpish conservatism, jingoism or worse. — Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 29 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blimpish
  1. loyal
  2. faithful
  3. steadfast
  4. neoconservative
  5. devoted
  6. staunch
  7. steady
  8. true-blue
Adjective
  • Both political camps inspire intensely loyal supporters — and fierce opposition.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The post goes on to say that loyal, regular customers are what kept FunDimension afloat.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of loyal
Adjective
  • Managing Scarcity For Pavlovsky, the main challenge now is to keep his faithful customers happy.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • By automating tasks that once required human discretion, rulers can replace unreliable intermediaries with faithful algorithms that cannot be bribed or manipulated.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of faithful
Adjective
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage lingering concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of steadfast
Adjective
  • The President, this faction argued, was too cowed by hawkish interventionists like Mark Levin, a neoconservative commentator.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home.
    — Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of neoconservative
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  • And nobody is more devoted to the format than Superchunk, who have released four different collections of tracks from singles and EPs.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Kansas Citians may know the central Kansas shop with a devoted small town following from road trips across the state.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of devoted
Adjective
  • Both Wiener, a gay man and staunch advocate for the city’s large LGBTQ+ community, and Chan, who immigrated to the city from Hong Kong at age 13 and has deep ties to its large Chinese and immigrant communities, would make history by winning.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The exchange came as Schmitt has billed himself as a staunch sports fan.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of staunch
Adjective
  • That means taking bold swings, alongside crowd-pleasers, with a steady willingness to push boundaries.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rabid bat detections can vary year-to-year, but Los Angeles County has seen a steady upward trend for more than a decade.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of steady
Adjective
  • Throughout the year, true-blue cineastes of all ages venture here to enlighten and expand their global movie knowledge.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Flair shared a photo and one true-blue Chiefs fan shared that Kelce celebration from more than a decade ago.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of true-blue

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“Blimpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blimpish. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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