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Recent Examples of fanaticism
Powell described the atmosphere at their home games as something closer to a concert because of the fanaticism.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Bolsonaro’s defeat, in other words, wasn’t indicative of religious fanaticism losing any of its power.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 July 2025
As the series begins, humanity is fighting a bloody war in the 26th century with the Covenant, a group of various alien races united under a shared religious fanaticism.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 July 2024
There’s something about Bruce Springsteen that breeds a certain kind of fanaticism.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 June 2025
Bolsonaro’s defeat, in other words, wasn’t indicative of religious fanaticism losing any of its power.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 July 2025
As the series begins, humanity is fighting a bloody war in the 26th century with the Covenant, a group of various alien races united under a shared religious fanaticism.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 July 2024
There’s something about Bruce Springsteen that breeds a certain kind of fanaticism.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanaticism
Noun
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Trump has been back in the White House for a little more than six months, and his family’s zeal is unflagging.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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His zeal and enthusiasm to bring a fresh perspective to the Federal Government was evident in both the House of Representatives and as part of the Trump Administration.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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For example, a person with strong justice, accountability, courage, drive, and integrity will need strength in dimensions such as temperance, humility, and humanity to exercise the necessary judgment, avoiding self-righteousness and dogmatism.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the original video, Rupert Grint (yes, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) played a Sheeran superfan with a serious, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage during a show, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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If you haven’t been yet inducted into the Roller Rabbit squad (colony?), a brief introduction: The brand has become an absolute obsession on social media in the past few years, especially among tween and teen girls.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
4 Aug. 2025
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Read about other clubs below: Few managers or head coaches in the game have a tactical philosophy as clear and consistent as Ruben Amorim’s.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Dean Collection’s philosophy of circulation—allowing artworks to inhabit diverse spaces and reach varied audiences—finds expression in the intimate setting of the Paradis Suite, where guests encounter these works in moments of personal retreat and reflection.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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The three stages of limerence are infatuation, crystallization, and deterioration.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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A lot of this recent success is a direct result of Gen Z’s infatuation with the band and early 2000s nostalgia.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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But realizing that potential demands our collective vigilance, our insistence on transparency, and our willingness to hold both public and private actors to account.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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And his constant insistence on lower rates and previous threats to appoint Powell’s successor, have put pressure on the Fed to exert its independence.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Aug. 2025
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That means going beyond tests for self-harm and deliberately simulating interactions involving conditions like mania, psychosis, and OCD to assess how the models respond.—
Robert Hart,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Fox also carried Celine’s FIFA World Cup Hobo Bag, originally released in 2002 — pre-Philo, post-logo mania, and during a brief era when football and fashion shared a color palette.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
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This change comes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s blockbuster 2024 decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, which for 50 years had often bound federal courts to defer to the executive branch for interpretation of U.S. law.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The doctrine of communication by conduct is not merely a theoretical construct.—
Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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