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as in audience
a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult
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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
an ancient cult that centered on the worship of the earth as the source of all life
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Recent Examples of cult
But the resonance of their catalogs has garnered peer respect and a generations-spanning cult following.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, with talk of overturning the 22nd Amendment and remaking the presidency in the image of a monarchical personal cult, that idea is being shredded.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The label’s cult-favorite Neverfull tote bag — blending chicness with functionality?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Audiences had come to embrace B-movie glory, unusual stories, and the idea of cult midnight screenings built around the idea of outsider community.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, with talk of overturning the 22nd Amendment and remaking the presidency in the image of a monarchical personal cult, that idea is being shredded.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The label’s cult-favorite Neverfull tote bag — blending chicness with functionality?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Audiences had come to embrace B-movie glory, unusual stories, and the idea of cult midnight screenings built around the idea of outsider community.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cult
Noun
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Mamdani has also embraced the world of podcasters and influencers, recently hosting a news conference exclusively for content creators that his campaign said was aimed at reaching new and less politically engaged audiences, according to NBC News.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, as the show continues to capture audiences with a dramatization of one of the most notorious true crime cases in modern American history, the man responsible for the killings is asking viewers to consider watching with a skeptical mind.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Projects engage critical questions of ecology, migration, identity, religion, and architecture, and excavate both metaphorical and literal prisons.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Children unfamiliar with the world in time become easy marks for the dealers in fascist politics and quack religions.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cult. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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