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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It was then recycled on social media by anti-Israel partisans who amplified the slur into an urban legend.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026 -
This has not always endeared him to some Democratic partisans.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Islamabad and Washington shared intelligence that led to the capture of Al Qaeda leaders and militants, especially those who threatened the Pakistani state.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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The taking of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, followed days of airstrikes and intense fighting in nearby villages between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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Hernandez's mother, Nereyda Hernandez, and other LGBTQ activists spoke in support of the trans athlete.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Progressive pushback Klobuchar handily won the endorsement, but not without first facing progressive party activists.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Trump’s intraparty victims are not true believers in MAGA thought, if such an ideology even exists.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Just as Adolf Eichmann and Albert Speer portrayed themselves not as true believers but as mere functionaries, so Vadim presents himself to Lawrence as a master of method, not of principle.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Since then, graduates have heard from prime ministers, presidents, Supreme Court justices, movie stars, civil-rights crusaders, and Taylor Swift.—
Jonathan Haidt,
The Atlantic,
14 May 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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“Red hots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20hots. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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