faithfuls

noun

plural of faithful
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as in cadres

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as in loyalists

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  1. cadres
  2. loyalists
  3. communities
  4. soldiers
  5. folds
  6. missionaries
  7. cooperatives
  8. adherents
Noun
  • Some restrictions on cadres are not outright bans, and many have learned to read between the lines and regulate their own behavior to avoid trouble.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, in America hard core cadres of extreme, violence-friendly leftists, who are communists in all but name, are poised to gain control of the Democratic Party.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cadres
Noun
  • The recent room renovation and the 2020s arrival of Bourbon Steak have kept it current without sacrificing the slightly old-school sense of discretion that loyalists love.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The news is likely vindicating for the many Taco Bell loyalists who stuck with the chain, even as the CDC specifically advised against eating its iceberg lettuce in mid-July.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loyalists
Noun
  • Romanian officials have warned that the danger to border communities is very real.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As some communities across the country are choosing to end their relationship with Flock Safety and its license plate readers over privacy and police misuse concerns, several Chicago suburbs are renewing their use of the controversial police tool.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • Back in the sunflower field, once the drones were airborne, the soldiers packed up their equipment and drove away, leaving hardly any traces of their activity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The former defense minister acknowledged the difficulties of holding a vote during the war, including how to ensure soldiers, people who live near the front line and Ukrainians who fled the war can cast their ballots.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • Instead, pack blazers, dress shirts, and anything with structure in a garment bag, which requires fewer folds and lays flat.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Fifty folds makes the paper about 113 million km thick, so one more gets you past the sun—51 folds is about 225 million km.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of folds
Noun
  • As colonial administrators and missionaries had penetrated the highlands, the practice of cannibalism had ended and kuru had begun to recede.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The church’s origins date to the arrival of Christian missionaries in Mombasa in 1844, and its membership has long represented a diverse cross section of Kenyan society, with members of various ethnicities and social strata.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of missionaries
Noun
  • The old joke is that some cooperatives are the least cooperative groups in the world.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of cooperatives
Noun
  • In the warmer months, old money adherents lean toward milky white polishes and pink pearl nails.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Internationally, the number of Druids is unclear but estimates suggest that the number is in the tens of thousands, with adherents concentrated principally in Europe and North America.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of adherents
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