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Although basketball fans and nonfans couldn’t reliably distinguish simulations from real plays, top-level players often could.
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Edd Gent, Science | AAAS, 27 Sep. 2019
Even nonfans admit that his music has adhesive properties.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2019
This World Cup has been widely popular with fans and nonfans alike, setting viewing records, and organizer FIFA expects to reach 1 billion viewers by the end of the final this Sunday.
—NBC News, 2 July 2019
Lind's tour dominated everyday conversations, much to the consternation of nonfans.
—Nancy Baym, WIRED, 10 July 2018
Here are five things for the nonfan to know about the World Cup, just in time to join in on barbecue conversations — and perhaps even spur your own passion for the world’s most popular sport.
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—Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
Fans — hell, nonfans, too — covet her flawless hair, dewy skin, and impeccable style.
—Judith Newman, Allure, 17 Oct. 2017
If fans were turning into superfans, then maybe nonfans were also turning into fans.
—Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 24 Aug. 2017
Edd Gent, Science | AAAS, 27 Sep. 2019
Even nonfans admit that his music has adhesive properties.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2019
This World Cup has been widely popular with fans and nonfans alike, setting viewing records, and organizer FIFA expects to reach 1 billion viewers by the end of the final this Sunday.
—NBC News, 2 July 2019
Lind's tour dominated everyday conversations, much to the consternation of nonfans.
—Nancy Baym, WIRED, 10 July 2018
Here are five things for the nonfan to know about the World Cup, just in time to join in on barbecue conversations — and perhaps even spur your own passion for the world’s most popular sport.
1.
—Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
Fans — hell, nonfans, too — covet her flawless hair, dewy skin, and impeccable style.
—Judith Newman, Allure, 17 Oct. 2017
If fans were turning into superfans, then maybe nonfans were also turning into fans.
—Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine, 24 Aug. 2017
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“Nonfan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonfan. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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