as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
skiing enthusiasts can't wait for the first snowfall of the season
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Recent Examples of enthusiast
Donut enthusiasts, don't despair—of course, Dunkin' capitalized on the double entendre of Munchkins, giving the donut brand's Old Fashioned Glazed Munchkins a makeover with the addition of pink and green sprinkles.
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Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
But there’s not a lot of brand loyalty in the same way that true-crime viewers might really love Netflix or book-to-TV adaptation enthusiasts might prefer Hulu, and viewers hop between platforms.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The agents identified themselves as being with the FBI and claimed Carpenter was an archaeology enthusiast.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Tijuca National Park is also home to Barros’s favorite stretch of sand, Prainha, a small golden sand beach known among surf enthusiasts for its top-notch reef and beach breaks.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
But there’s not a lot of brand loyalty in the same way that true-crime viewers might really love Netflix or book-to-TV adaptation enthusiasts might prefer Hulu, and viewers hop between platforms.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The agents identified themselves as being with the FBI and claimed Carpenter was an archaeology enthusiast.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Tijuca National Park is also home to Barros’s favorite stretch of sand, Prainha, a small golden sand beach known among surf enthusiasts for its top-notch reef and beach breaks.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthusiast
Noun
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Letterboxd is a social-media platform dedicated to film lovers, allowing users to log movies, review them, create lists, and follow other cinephiles.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The show’s second season, based on Mona Kasten’s book Save You, follows the first installment, which found James Beaufort (Damien Hardung) and Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) go from enemies to lovers as the both worked hard to get into Oxford.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That, combined with a decisive second-half performance, represented the good in Sunday’s matchup, the part that may give fans hope about a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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When Posa slammed Washington quarterback Demond Williams to the ground for a game-clincher on fourth-and-6, some 70,000 fans erupted as if thawed from a long freeze.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As the humpback plunges back below the surface the remoras, also known as sucker fish, return to the whale, sticking their landings with the timing and precision of Olympic gymnasts.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Remove any canes that are crossing or rubbing against each other, as well as any suckers that have formed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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This album was so traumatizing for teenage Clash fanatics like me.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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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
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“Enthusiast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthusiast. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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