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
  • The ideologues can go somewhere else.
    Jack Fink, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The people interviewed by Theroux are not ideologues in the traditional sense.
    Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Zion Phelps story is going to be told over and over at Loyola High to show students what can happen when someone discovers potential and decides to take a chance to bring it out.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • In 2014, the neuroscientist Anat Arzi was a graduate student at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 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
  • Derek Muller, an election law expert, suggests that scenario is little more than a fever dream of doomsday devotees and overly nervous Nellies.
    Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • For Dolly devotees, a few extra nights only mean more time to wander her mountain.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The sociology professor was also a jazz zealot with a little record collection at home.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In his writing, Plante can come off as a zealot.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The sheer variety of offerings — many introduced as new items each year — has helped cement the fair’s status as a destination not just for Minnesotans but for food enthusiasts across the country.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The bizarre directive was flagged in a tweet that drew attention from other AI enthusiasts.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The result is a Game 7 that favors the Cavs in the sportsbooks, but Cleveland fans can’t be feeling good after the way that one went down.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 May 2026
  • Some clips showed owls and ravens attacking the couple, especially riling up fans.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 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 8 May. 2026.

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