ideologist

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Recent Examples of ideologist Vance’s first guest was Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff and arguably the Administration’s chief ideologist. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologist
Noun
  • Apparently, ideologues who put their losing agenda above what’s best for the city’s residents.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In the meantime, a group of ideologues inside the agency were elevated to the role of senior advisers in its top office.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Justin Clarke-Samuel, a 41-year-old Briton who performs rap music as Ghetts, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and barred from driving for 17 years for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in an October 2025 hit-and-run in London.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Look no further than your typical classroom, where a book being passionately taught by a professor is undoubtedly being judged as utterly meaningless by at least one of their students.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.
    Joshua Alston, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • Regular magic devotees such as myself will have seen all of his tricks before, in the raw sense, but his show is highly engaging nonetheless because of his ability to live in the moment and react in a live way to what is going on in the room.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In one story, the king, Hiranyakashipu, ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship him and was irked when his own son Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, disobeyed his command.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Lydia, naturally, has her own reasons for pairing Agnes and Daisy together, evolving from a ruthless zealot and disciplinarian in Handmaid’s Tale into a kind of double agent looking to overthrow Gilead from within the hallowed halls of power in Testaments, as the finale set her up to do.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The brightest spots are painted by Peter Diamandis, a technology zealot who makes the case for AI infusing humanity with once-unfathomable superpowers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But there are plenty of other film festivals in Colorado, from Oscar-bait showcases and mini-fests to touring, niche and genre-specific events that appeal to outdoor enthusiasts, the LGBTQ community, and horror fans — sometimes all at once.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Outdoor enthusiasts can also book fishing charters, go parasailing, or join a sunset cruise.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Even as busloads of Bruins fans descended on Galen Center, turning USC’s arena into hostile territory, the Trojans showed signs of life early on.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The first 3,000 fans will receive a crossbody bag.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The fire caused widespread damage and injured one worshipper.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025

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“Ideologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologist. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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