as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue
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So what do those partisans want?—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026 -
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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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
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In the decades since, Kurdish parties have been banned, cultural expression restricted, and activists publicly executed.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2026
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The news was met with celebration by many local activists and Illinois public officials.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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All these guys are true believers.—
Donald Heflin,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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All these guys are true believers.—
Donald Heflin,
The Conversation,
28 Feb. 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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To now endure censure by overzealous anti-Pretendian crusaders, and banishment by bureaucratic tribal decrees and reactionary blood-quantum rules, feels particularly bitter.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Red hots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20hots. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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