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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
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That’s unequivocally bad news for the left, but the unintended consequence of the right’s zeal to rig the maps could send Black voters back to the Dems in numbers a single candidate not named Obama could not.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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But in the zeal to meet the moment, regulatory authorities shouldn’t overlook the complexities of these treatments — and the very real risk of getting it wrong.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
13 May 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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Now, the Swedish flatpack giant believes its long-elusive obsession is, at long last, blowing up.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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This story made the most sense to me, and for the next forty years his death became the rationale and justification for my Vietnam War obsession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Masterman, who studied philosophy and language with Wittgenstein, was, in 1956, the founder and director of the Cambridge Language Research Unit.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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For many passengers on board, though, the appeal felt simpler than the industry's strategy or design philosophy.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Backdropped by New York’s ’80s AIDS crisis, the film sees Ford’s character develop a painstaking infatuation with Jimmy, despite the latter’s declining health.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Admittedly, Hollywood’s infatuation with the festival has ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2026 seems like a rare outlier.—
Gregory Ellwood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Claude will suddenly and unexpectedly tell a user during an ordinary chat to consider getting some sleep or rest, doing so in a casual, positive manner (not a harsh demand or rude insistence).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This comes from her insistence that helping young people requires helping the people raising them.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Americans, broadly speaking, are in a state of protein mania.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Allan Kardec codified his doctrine in 19th-century France but Brazil traditionally has the largest number of Kardecist Spiritism followers and sympathizers in the world.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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This isn’t fringe thinking or exclusively Republican doctrine.—
Nick Hanauer,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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