cheerleaders

noun

plural of cheerleader
as in encouragers

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  1. fellow travelers
  2. interpreters
  3. adherents
  4. disciples
Noun
  • The fellow travelers wind up spending the week together, while The White Lotus star Coon stars as Sarah, the ex-fiancée of Lee’s character.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Inchoate discontent must contend with the vast security services that Putin and his fellow travelers have at their disposal.
    — MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of fellow travelers
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  • The two defendants in the Manchester case spoke in court through interpreters, only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses, PA reported.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The funding for the interpreters and translators would be eliminated.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of interpreters
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  • Since the administration kicked off its anti-AI doomerism social media campaign, taking particular aim at EA and its adherents’ belief that AI carries a high risk of ending humanity—anti-AI sentiment seems to have grown.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • When brutal rationalism is challenged, especially by traditionalists, its defenders will often justify themselves by pointing to the intelligence of its adherents.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of adherents
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  • In particular, Greek mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras and his disciples may have associated beans with reincarnation, so some thought eating them was technically an act of cannibalism.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the New Testament, Jesus and his disciples take part in those pilgrimages.
    — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of disciples
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