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Recent Examples of fanaticism
There was enough similarity in the complaints filed with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation to imply that the fanaticism came directly from the Pentagon, where Hegseth himself has been leading prayer meetings during duty hours.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Just think how much better for Iran and for the whole world if there was a popular and legitimate democratic government in Tehran more interested in improving the lot of the Iranian people than waging war in the name of religious fanaticism.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
As teased previously, there's a thin line between fighting for the greater good and religious fanaticism in the name of peace.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Grande was Wen’s latest target, but there seems to be an additional layer of delusion and fanaticism that fueled this particular encounter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Just think how much better for Iran and for the whole world if there was a popular and legitimate democratic government in Tehran more interested in improving the lot of the Iranian people than waging war in the name of religious fanaticism.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
As teased previously, there's a thin line between fighting for the greater good and religious fanaticism in the name of peace.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Grande was Wen’s latest target, but there seems to be an additional layer of delusion and fanaticism that fueled this particular encounter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanaticism
Noun
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Her older brothers, 20-year-old twins, helped form her competitive zeal and desire to excel.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Yet his single-minded zeal is inseparable from his intolerance.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for the audience the scariest revelation in the conversation isn’t his dogmatism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The first is that the élite obsession with shaping national politics, and with getting candidates elected, is a distraction.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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With co-founder Phil Knight, that obsession led to the establishment of Nike, an athletic apparel giant.—
Hannarose McGuinness,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The plot that spins from this opening includes a series of events involving philosophy, parenting, mental health, disability, romance and international art terrorism that would take several columns worth to summarize.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Uthmeier has also gone out of his way to weaken criminal cases that don’t dovetail with his philosophy, including an Orlando road-rage case where a man was shot to death.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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When will Connecticut wake up and finally understand that their beloved Blumenthal – and his uncanny infatuation with lawsuits and investigations – has single-handedly sabotaged the state’s chances of ever being seriously considered again for a professional sports franchise?—
Matthew Chudoba,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Malcolm is a serious drag on the much more together Violet, but also spends his days rehashing his past infatuation with Cassandra.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Israel's insistence that the ceasefire in Iran does not include a pause in its fighting with Hezbollah has threatened to sink the deal.—
Azhar Sukri,Kevin Breuninger,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Almost a year ago, these companies were the newest mania in crypto at a time when investors were chasing returns during a bitcoin price slump.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Defeat will not temper his mania.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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From their perspective, the war validated Iran’s military investments and doctrine.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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One of the famous cases involving the third-party doctrine involves microfiche in a bank.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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