1
as in lovers
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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as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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Recent Examples of fanatics
For fitness fanatics Impress the active one on your list with gifts that go the extra mile.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The gridded pattern is a natural choice for any bullet journal fanatics, and it’s made up of 100% wool hand-tufted in India.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
But the brand did want her for the launch, which includes four products for fans of the show (and skincare fanatics).
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
As steadfast as the Deadheads are, though, hardcore Metallica fanatics may be even more extreme.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Black Sheep Coffee plans to keep fueling the coffee fanatics in the South, too.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Filmmakers, actors, and film fanatics alike are already feeling the weight and impact of his absence.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Although Supernatural wrapped in 2020, fanatics of the series still have plenty to be excited about.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
For coffee fanatics short on space but not on taste, Keurig's K-Mini Mate Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker is for you.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The gridded pattern is a natural choice for any bullet journal fanatics, and it’s made up of 100% wool hand-tufted in India.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
But the brand did want her for the launch, which includes four products for fans of the show (and skincare fanatics).
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
As steadfast as the Deadheads are, though, hardcore Metallica fanatics may be even more extreme.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Black Sheep Coffee plans to keep fueling the coffee fanatics in the South, too.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Filmmakers, actors, and film fanatics alike are already feeling the weight and impact of his absence.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Although Supernatural wrapped in 2020, fanatics of the series still have plenty to be excited about.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
For coffee fanatics short on space but not on taste, Keurig's K-Mini Mate Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker is for you.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatics
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And for coffee lovers, the Barista Touch espresso machine delivers café-quality drinks with the tap of a finger.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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That means this fall’s Diet Coke run is a must-grab moment for flavor lovers, retro enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates a good soda throwback.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Where the political polarization of AI goes next will probably depend on unpredictable future events and how partisans opportunistically seize on them.—
Nathan E. Sanders,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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Before long, though, partisans on the other side had the inflammatory billboards replaced.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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And that opponent — and its fans — always seemingly treat it like a playoff game.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the skit, a camera catches fans at a game dancing and cuts to the two who dump their popcorns, do the robot and then turn back-to-back and pose.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Just hours after news of the ceasefire broke, it was reported that Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, had apprehended a shipment of advanced Iranian weaponry destined for militants in the West Bank.—
Ilan Berman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The container shipping companies have steered clear of the Red Sea and the neighboring Gulf of Aden due to ongoing missile and drone attacks from Houthi militants based in Yemen.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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The little suckers will ingest this and die.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Today’s moral crusaders assume an elementary cause-and-effect relationship between books and readers.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The accessibility of online sportsbooks has capitalized on Gen Z’s love of gambling, with enthusiasts defending the practice as a form of investment.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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When football was introduced in the early 1890s, beer enthusiasts instantly took to the sport and straddled the Mississippi River like a roulette wheel, only with one side wearing red and the other black and gold.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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After years of advocating to expand private and religious education and homeschooling, using tax dollars, a cadre of conservative activists is in a position to push forward its agenda.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Fanatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatics. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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