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as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought
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as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude
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Recent Examples of devout
But tandem makers and consumers, mostly married couples, are devout.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
The always-devout Oden sometimes turned the traditional giving of blessings into a competition of sorts.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
In the video, Hudson had said the team avoided using Williams in certain team social media content after the pitcher — a devout Catholic — condemned the Los Angeles Dodgers for hosting the Sisterhood of Perpetual Indulgence at their stadium in 2023.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 29 May 2026
His Baptist parents raised him in the church, and his mother was particularly devout.
—Rachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
The always-devout Oden sometimes turned the traditional giving of blessings into a competition of sorts.
—Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
In the video, Hudson had said the team avoided using Williams in certain team social media content after the pitcher — a devout Catholic — condemned the Los Angeles Dodgers for hosting the Sisterhood of Perpetual Indulgence at their stadium in 2023.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 29 May 2026
His Baptist parents raised him in the church, and his mother was particularly devout.
—Rachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devout
Adjective
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The brand stuck to its DTC roots though, insisting on launching new products online first to get feedback from loyal customers.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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Another approach to cutting down the workforce is voluntary layoffs, a move that rewards loyal workers.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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In Wake-Keeper (2026), a roughly four-by-five-foot canvas, a pious man draped in the red cloth of traditional Ghanaian funeral attire sits on a stool with his hands clasped, his body facing the left side of the frame.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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The aim wasn’t to make the chatbot Bible-thumping or pious.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
26 May 2026
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In that post, Wyden, a staunch Democrat, sounded a lot like Florida's Rick Scott, one of the most conservative members of the Senate.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The Supreme Court allowed the firing to go through on a temporary basis, over staunch dissents from the court's three liberal justices.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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For modern scholars of religious and social history, cheese is not the most exciting part of this discovery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The neighborhood is near major religious sites Abu Diab’s neighborhood, al-Bustan, extends through a valley just outside the Old City, with the dome of the Al-Aqsa Mosque visible above the towering walls.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Douglas County remains steadfast in its commitment to transparency and adherence to Colorado Open Meeting laws.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The throughline of his life is his on-again, off-again friendship with, but also his steadfast love for a neighbor girl of the upper class, who challenges him repeatedly to become his better self.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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This is a lovely, if rather decorous and reverent, tale of an illicit affair that’s unlikely to cause as much noise as Dhont’s last two films.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Nonetheless, mathematicians remember him with reverent affection.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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Karl-Anthony Towns was hit with two fouls in just the first 62 seconds of the game, one which the Knicks faithful were not happy with.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The trip, though, has underscored how the country of 50 million people, which experienced a religious crisis after its 20th-century dictatorship ended, still has plenty of faithful Catholics who have turned out in droves to welcome the American pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Edgar Ramírez will play Miguel Contreras, a devoted family man and loyal DEA second-in-command torn between duty and guilt.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Tarras showed videos in which colleagues described Herek as a devoted father who has volunteered as a coach in youth and masters swimming programs in Broward County.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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“Devout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devout. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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