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also idealogues
1
as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question
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2
as in dreamers
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country
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Recent Examples of ideologues
Apparently, ideologues who put their losing agenda above what’s best for the city’s residents.
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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
Young ideologues compete to prove their fealty to MAGA by engaging in a kind of transgressive one-upmanship.
—Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Freed from the ideologues who have held them hostage, even most bureaucrats serving in the Islamic Republic today could rediscover the best of our history and reorient their efforts toward our nation’s improvement.
—Arash Azizi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Third parties, which are usually based on fringe views or a sense of grievance, are vehicles for ideologues, provocateurs and contrarians whose appeal is as limited as their problem-solving skills.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
All of Madrid’s eight Champions League trophies this century have been won by coaches renowned more as man-managers than tactical ideologues — two under Vicente del Bosque, three each with Zinedine Zidane and Ancelotti.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The key point is that consumers should be able to decide for themselves what kind of bags or straws to use, not the government and ideologues who want to impose their preferences on everyone else.
—Daren Bakst, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Joe Rogan visibly shocked by Charlie Kirk's death, warns of ideologues 'celebrating this'.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Young ideologues compete to prove their fealty to MAGA by engaging in a kind of transgressive one-upmanship.
—Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Freed from the ideologues who have held them hostage, even most bureaucrats serving in the Islamic Republic today could rediscover the best of our history and reorient their efforts toward our nation’s improvement.
—Arash Azizi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Third parties, which are usually based on fringe views or a sense of grievance, are vehicles for ideologues, provocateurs and contrarians whose appeal is as limited as their problem-solving skills.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
All of Madrid’s eight Champions League trophies this century have been won by coaches renowned more as man-managers than tactical ideologues — two under Vicente del Bosque, three each with Zinedine Zidane and Ancelotti.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The key point is that consumers should be able to decide for themselves what kind of bags or straws to use, not the government and ideologues who want to impose their preferences on everyone else.
—Daren Bakst, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Joe Rogan visibly shocked by Charlie Kirk's death, warns of ideologues 'celebrating this'.
—FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologues
Noun
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So what do those partisans want?—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Millions of Democrats in Texas, Republicans in California and partisans in other states have been effectively disenfranchised, their voices rendered mute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The steady flow of people and cash attracts dreamers and strivers with the promise of a good job and an affordable home.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Manufacturing scale will separate winners from dreamers.—
Ravin Gandhi,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah militants backed by Iran have been firing rockets at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s war in Iran.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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The crisis has worsened recently to include other militants from the neighboring Sahel region, including the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, which claimed its first attack on Nigerian soil last year.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That change is not likely to sit well with immigration attorneys and immigrant rights activists.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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There are cries from activists to set Wikie and Keijo free, but they were born in captivity and lack the skills necessary to survive.—
Valerie Greene,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the 76-year-old congressman from New York is one of Washington’s few prominent crusaders against the sports-betting industry.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Kennedy has stocked key public health advisory committees with anti-vax crusaders.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Ideologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologues. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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