doctrinaires

Definition of doctrinairesnext
plural of doctrinaire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinaires
Noun
  • Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This album was so traumatizing for teenage Clash fanatics like me.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Coral fanatics will love visiting Negril, home to mountainous coral mounds and ethereal swim-through caves where green and red soft corals hang down like mystical fingers.
    Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The story of astronomy begins not with satellites or space probes, but with ancient thinkers who dared to look up and wonder.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The biggest barrier to educating informed critical thinkers isn’t the culture wars.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • It’s powered by triple Volvo Penta D13-IPS1200 engines, which caused some grumbling among brand purists with a thirst for speed.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
  • To further enrage Predator purists, Thia and Dek adopt a cuddly little monkey-ish creature as their companion, a CGI bit of whimsy seemingly borrowed from Pixar.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The Muslim community in Dearborn, and indeed all Muslim communities across Michigan and the whole of our nation, will not be intimidated or baited by low-rent bigots.
    Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • As carry-on only travelers, Ryan and I are sticklers about efficient packing.
    Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Regardless of what legal-ethics sticklers might think of its business model, the 156-person startup has been growing quickly.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For decades, Chinese nationalists decried the inability of their leadership to stand up to other world powers.
    Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Born in 1841, Longo’s upbringing by devout Catholic parents took place as the church faced pushback from Italian nationalists, as noted by Catholic News Agency.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Doctrinaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinaires. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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