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Recent Examples of fanatically
The children playing Lamia and Saeed had no training as actors, yet both are fanatically precise, effortlessly expressive, and pensively deep-hearted.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Ed’s mother was said to be a fanatically puritanical figure who isolated him from others, convinced the rest of society was evil.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Ed’s mother was said to be a fanatically puritanical figure who isolated him from others, convinced the rest of society was evil.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatically
Adverb
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Nearby, Wang warmly welcomed his friends Ice Spice—who notably modeled for his Spring 2024 campaign—and Ming Lee Simmons.—
Savannah Hanoum,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Pharrell speaks warmly about Virginia Beach.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In front of a rabidly hostile, pro-ECW crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom, RVD defeated Cena to win his first and only WWE Championship.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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At a time when post-punk was already on the verge of becoming a commodity, Gartside and his motley crew were zealously committed to DIY.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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Influencers like Stuckey are zealously policing any deviation from the party line.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This was just as the Watergate era took hold and the Washington Post was becoming the most important and avidly read paper on earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Fanatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatically. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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