1
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
football fanatics are pretty much booked up for weekends from Labor Day to Super Bowl Sunday
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2
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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or fanatical
as in extreme
being very far from the center of public opinion
because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to try to discuss the issues with her
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Recent Examples of fanatic
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Veloso is, without a doubt, a football fanatic.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Being able to introduce them to movies is really exciting for me as a movie fan, and specifically as somebody who grew up being pretty fanatical about movie-watching in general.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
But the crowds of pastry fanatics and Maxime Frédéric fans descend on the weekends.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Veloso is, without a doubt, a football fanatic.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The film follows Naim (Talk to Me‘s Joe Bird), a quiet teenager who moves with his single mother (Mia Wasikowska) to a remote Australian town defined by its fanatical religious community.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Being able to introduce them to movies is really exciting for me as a movie fan, and specifically as somebody who grew up being pretty fanatical about movie-watching in general.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatic
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Picture a waterfront bustling with bobbing fishing boats and the air tinged with the scent of fresh seafood, as San Hing Praya Street and Pak She Praya Road dish out alfresco dining scenes straight out of a sunset lover's dream.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Under a sprawling white tent on Miami Beach, thousands of food lovers gathered Saturday to eat, drink and celebrate in style.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Like most of the foreign intelligentsia, such as Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and the New York Times correspondent Herbert Matthews, all of whom had come to Madrid to cover the war, Martha arrived in Spain a passionate partisan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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As is typical for a State of the Union address in recent times, a president's partisans are more likely to watch.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Because the engine can be controlled during flight, the system does not require the expensive thermal protection systems typically associated with extreme heat loads at hypersonic speeds.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Northeast is reeling from extreme snowfall and powerful winds that slammed the region overnight Sunday and throughout the day Monday, prompting blizzard conditions as more than two feet of snow blanketed several states.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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If a healthy player sits, the millionaires are fine and the fans get screwed.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Back in frigid Chicago, fans from both sides of town could take solace in the fact that baseball games will be played from now until at least the end of September, maybe longer.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The airstrikes came after a month of deadly attacks within Pakistan, the most recent being the killing of two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, by militants in the country’s northwest on Saturday, officials said.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Habib Ullah, a local tribal elder, said those killed in the strikes were not militants.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Simultaneously, the rise of populist, authoritarian leaders and the radical right is destabilizing democracies.—
Time,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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State preemption at this sweeping level is a radical departure from the current system.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Their exploits and developments have been the stuff of enthusiasts’ dreams.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
27 Feb. 2026
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The neighbors say that motorcycle enthusiasts regularly drive recklessly and noisily along RM 2222 west of Loop 360 and that officers have not been able to reign in the behavior under existing city rules.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Last year, it was also accused of killing Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, a known crusader against organized crime in Mexico.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy has stocked key public health advisory committees with anti-vax crusaders.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Fanatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatic. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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