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as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
fans of the Chicago Cubs are famously faithful
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as in accurate
following an original exactly
a faithful filming of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island
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as in cooperative
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as in loyalist
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Recent Examples of faithful
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Life was good for the Cubs faithful.
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Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Argentina strikes first in the 38th minute, and the massive Argentina faithful goes berserk inside the stadium.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
The moviemaking is faithful, literal, and dead.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Life was good for the Cubs faithful.
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Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Noun
More than two years on since its season two premiere, HBO’s House of the Dragon came back with a season three premiere that wasted no time throwing the Westeros faithful back into the deep end.
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Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Argentina strikes first in the 38th minute, and the massive Argentina faithful goes berserk inside the stadium.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithful
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In the months after Assad’s fall in Syria, there were several eruptions of violence between groups loyal and opposed to al-Sharaa that spiraled into sectarian revenge attacks, in which Sunni Islamist fighters affiliated with the new government carried out attacks on Alawite and Druze civilians.
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Why, after all, did the feudal lords of the South, loyal to Church and throne, throw off the royal yoke to join the Revolution?
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
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Television executives say those viewers have always been watching at bars, restaurants and other locations, so now the ratings are a more accurate reflection of the real audience size.
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Cover crops, once rare, are now much more common, from the cooperative's member plots to estates like La Reynardière, which gives up seven or eight percent of its yield to them in the bet that living soils send roots deeper for water.
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Town Park Plaza South is a cooperative, meaning residents own shares in the property and pay monthly housing fees.
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The Battle of the Gullet (originally cut from Season 2 due to budget constraints) is finally here, showcasing the epic naval battle between the Blacks, Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) forces, and the Greens, the King’s Landing loyalists under King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney).
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The final blow may have come last week, when Defence Secretary John Healey — a Starmer loyalist — resigned over Starmer's military spending plans.
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.
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With the almighty Sun highlighting your 7th House of Partnership, commitments benefit from structure that includes realistic timelines and steadfast follow-through.
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From viral Aldi Finds to tried-and-true products shoppers love to tell their friends about, people love the thrill of discovering something new here.
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That rugged access is part of the appeal for buyers seeking a true escape rather than a weekend cabin with neighbors in sight.
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While a commune might evoke group meetings, rules, and chore charts, the mommune is far less rigid about who does and pays for what.
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Two young children were killed by heat in a car, prosecutors in the southern commune of Carpentras said in a statement Wednesday.
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Mexico sent two Mexican Air Force transport planes carrying 261 personnel, including soldiers, air force members and National Guard troops, Reuters reported.
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National Guard soldiers and airmen will be tasked with crowd control, traffic management and security patrols.
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“Faithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithful. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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