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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
This October, Samsung TV Plus is serving up a lineup of slasher flicks, ghost stories and cult favorites — all free and ready to stream on your Samsung device.
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Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Once again, this is what’s weird about being in this cult world.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Jim Mitchum, the actor son of Hollywood great Robert Mitchum who at 16 starred with his father in the 1958 cult classic Thunder Road, died following a lengthy illness September 20 at his ranch home in Skull Valley, Arizona.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Large-cap cult momentum names Tesla and Palantir exerted pressure on the S & P 500, even as micro-caps fly , quantum-computing lottery tickets surge , crypto presses to former highs , and Robinhood shares add 2% today, 22% this month and almost 300% year to date.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Once again, this is what’s weird about being in this cult world.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Jim Mitchum, the actor son of Hollywood great Robert Mitchum who at 16 starred with his father in the 1958 cult classic Thunder Road, died following a lengthy illness September 20 at his ranch home in Skull Valley, Arizona.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cult
Noun
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So, what the audience will see are the rare peril of circus artists who can juggle, dance and perform as an aerialist and trapeze.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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Among the 1,300 works brought over for the exhibition, which was conceived in order to introduce American audiences to the modern art being made in Europe, was a roster of loans from 27 Rue de Fleurus, including Matisse’s Blue Nude and two Picasso still lifes.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And at that time, in Italy, religion was very strongly present, with the very strong presence of a Catholic party, the Christian Democrats.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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In my novel, the characters are often seen defying their religion.—
Deena ElGenaidi,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cult. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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