as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
lifelong fans of country and western music
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Recent Examples of fans
Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Cardi also delivered new tracks for fans to enjoy within the first week of Drama?
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Barkin stressed the importance of decentralization and giving both creators and fans a stake in IP.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
This weekend’s Chiefs game — which ended in the Kansas City team defeating the Ravens 37-20 — marked the second match-up Swift has attended this season without being spotted by the usual horde of fans and cameras that used to flock to her on game days.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The shows have been sold out since tickets went on sale in August, and while 30,000 lucky fans for both nights got their hands on tickets, thousands more were left on the outside looking in.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
As the first full week of training camp begins, there’s no hint of an answer to the question that most Wild fans have about the coming season and the half-dozen or so seasons to come after that.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Global Citizen Fest tickets can be earned for free by fans who take action to help end poverty by volunteering via the charity’s app.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
The 69th edition of the awards was held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, whose hometown fans celebrated the victory for one of their own.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Since buying the property in 2013, Swift has drawn fans to Bay Street, the village's main drag of clothing boutiques and ice cream counters, all checklist items on the Swiftie itinerary.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Cardi also delivered new tracks for fans to enjoy within the first week of Drama?
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Barkin stressed the importance of decentralization and giving both creators and fans a stake in IP.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
This weekend’s Chiefs game — which ended in the Kansas City team defeating the Ravens 37-20 — marked the second match-up Swift has attended this season without being spotted by the usual horde of fans and cameras that used to flock to her on game days.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The shows have been sold out since tickets went on sale in August, and while 30,000 lucky fans for both nights got their hands on tickets, thousands more were left on the outside looking in.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
As the first full week of training camp begins, there’s no hint of an answer to the question that most Wild fans have about the coming season and the half-dozen or so seasons to come after that.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Global Citizen Fest tickets can be earned for free by fans who take action to help end poverty by volunteering via the charity’s app.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
The 69th edition of the awards was held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, whose hometown fans celebrated the victory for one of their own.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fans
Noun
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In her novel, Henry chronicles a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with lots of fun travels.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Miami Takes the Top Spot Miami, Florida, ranked as the number one city for food lovers, excelling in both affordability and food diversity.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When executed properly, the process triggers endless reactions to make energy for electricity.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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When Hernán helps Julia and her young daughter, Maribel, navigate treacherous borderlands, their desperate journey triggers the wrath of a ruthless trafficking syndicate.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Avoid over feeding plants, which encourages foliage to grow at the expense of blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Guadagnino encourages our doubts, shooting Maggie in exaggerated horror-movie closeups set to the doomy bass notes and shrieking winds of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The roughly five-minute sequence is shot in tight close-up on Day-Lewis, who oscillates between anger, pain and gleeful contempt.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Dano is joined by Jude Law as Putin; Alicia Vikander as Baranov’s beautiful wife Ksenia, who oscillates between a desire for bohemian freedom and wealth and influence, and Will Keen as real-life late oligarch Boris Berezovsky, a former ally of the Russian leader who became an exiled critic.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The anticipation for this medieval drama has been building among history enthusiasts and fans of both lead actors.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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Railway enthusiasts and amateur historians alike may also want to leisurely explore the town of Cass.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Los Angeles, Justin Bieber takes the court for some basketball, a pregnant Cardi B waves her arms and Glen Powell and Peyton Manning are all smiles at the Chad Powers premiere.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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After the Hunt star Andrew Garfield waves to attendees of the red carpet premiere of the film in Venice on Friday.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Fans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fans. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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