as in patriot
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Brand loyalists called it heresy.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Tesla loyalists would be hoping to see more of the same this time around.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Regardless of the finer points of the legal arguments, the mere fact of Barrett’s position was enough to elicit vocal dismay from Trump loyalists.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
But most insiders believe those measures are unlikely to get the green light from Trump loyalists Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who have the power to block legislation from reaching the floor.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Tesla loyalists would be hoping to see more of the same this time around.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Regardless of the finer points of the legal arguments, the mere fact of Barrett’s position was enough to elicit vocal dismay from Trump loyalists.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
But most insiders believe those measures are unlikely to get the green light from Trump loyalists Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who have the power to block legislation from reaching the floor.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Each thing serves as the cartoonishly exaggerated marker of an identity: berserker populist patriot, effete rich man, savvy dealmaker.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the end, the patriots overwhelmed the British and the British loyalists, including the Ethiopian Regiment.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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