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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinaires
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Red Seat also operates CrimeCon, a convention for true crime and mystery fanatics.—
Caitlin Huston,
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Horror fanatics have considered III's qualities without writing a list of comparisons to the original.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The new infrastructure will empower more thinkers to intuit new possibilities and build out new systems.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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This multi-day gathering invites spiritual leaders, renowned scholars and creative thinkers from around the world to engage in a thoughtful and insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Parisian purists say the move betrays the artistry and craftsmanship of France’s tradition of couture.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Language purists like to remind anyone who will listen that decimation actually means the slaughter of one in ten people, and was the military punishment wielded by the Roman army against deserters and mutineers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Adam Sandler‘s joke in his SNL50 musical sketch about famous artists turning out to be antisemitic bigots struck a chord, thanks to its real-world parallels.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Aug. 2025
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As carry-on only travelers, Ryan and I are sticklers about efficient packing.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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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
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For decades, Chinese nationalists decried the inability of their leadership to stand up to other world powers.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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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 3 Nov. 2025.
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