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also partizans
1
as in adherents
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
partisans of the charismatic leader refuse to tolerate any criticism of him at all
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2
as in militants
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
a partisan of the revolution who was even willing to give her life for it
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3
as in sectarians
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
she's too much of a political partisan to ever concede that the other side might have a valid point
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Recent Examples of partisans
There’s a reason why strident partisans like Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton and progressives Tom Steyer and Katie Porter have consistently placed high in the polls, while moderates like Becerra, his frenemy Antonio Villaraigosa and San Jose mayor Matt Mahan have lagged.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The map of states that offer the highest-quality public preschool programs would surprise some partisans.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The map of states that offer the highest-quality public preschool programs would surprise some partisans.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Disrupting basic services to millions of Americans in such circumstances only makes sense to die-hard partisans.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
La Foce, a beautiful estate owned by the Origo family, who cultivated the gardens and harbored partisans during the Second World War, is a 15-minute drive away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
So what do those partisans want?
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Most typically vote like partisans, in favor of their preferred party.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The map of states that offer the highest-quality public preschool programs would surprise some partisans.
—Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The map of states that offer the highest-quality public preschool programs would surprise some partisans.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Disrupting basic services to millions of Americans in such circumstances only makes sense to die-hard partisans.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
La Foce, a beautiful estate owned by the Origo family, who cultivated the gardens and harbored partisans during the Second World War, is a 15-minute drive away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
So what do those partisans want?
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Most typically vote like partisans, in favor of their preferred party.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisans
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He’d been struck that the Milwaukee branch of the adherents to his cause were forever boasting about their superior sanitation systems.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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In two separate encounters on Monday, the Israeli air force struck and killed Hezbollah militants that the military said approached its troops in a threatening way.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2026
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In two separate encounters on Monday, the Israeli air force struck and killed Hezbollah militants that the military said approached its troops in a threatening way.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Dukes has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Bishop encouraged followers to abandon their families and join his vision of a would-be utopia.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The state’s two largest public pension systems, which Cohen sits on the board of, have not divested from fossil fuels despite activists urging the funds to do so.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The casual acknowledgement of brushing off offers of bribes alarmed some Republican activists, who will endorse a candidate for governor at their state convention on May 16.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, the Duffer Brothers were early film fanatics, reportedly creating their first feature film in the fourth grade.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Does anyone really think Maura Healey and Markey are Dunkin Donuts fanatics?—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Just imagine singing along with a club full of other disciples.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Rome, Leo washed the feet of others, as the story of the Last Supper records Jesus doing for his disciples.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Anti-porn crusaders of all ilks also hijacked the news of Radvinsky’s passing for their various pro-censorship agendas.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
26 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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Nossiter said Guinea is also sensitive to the possibility that the pilots’ case could get amplified publicly by anti-Western nationalists in the country who might frame it as a sovereignty violation at a moment when Conakry is already wary of internal dissent.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Treaty of Trianon looms large in the imagination of Hungarian nationalists.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Partisans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisans. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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