STALWARTS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

stalwarts

noun

plural of stalwart

as in activists

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Meanwhile, outside the Barclays Center, a large crowd of transgender activists held a counter protest to oppose the ninth Sophie Cunningham rally of the season.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
But the group had learned of the Phantom Orchestra, a group in Tbilisi, the capital of what is now Georgia, composed of musicians, poets and activists who had been barred from leaving the Soviet Union.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of activists

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The government said Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Lindsay Clancy supporters rally for her as critics question where kids' advocates are.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of supporters

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These former champions of AI data center investment in their states are now placing stricter standards on construction projects and requiring additional disclosures to root out more speculative activity.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Clark, a second-round draft pick by the defending Super Bowl champions, was injured on Seattle’s first defensive snap in a 19-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans in Nashville.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of champions

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Following the fatal crashes, transit advocates called on New Yorkers to vote in November on Ballot Question 3, which would expedite the review process for small infrastructure and safe street projects.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Every September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, advocates ask Americans to wear gold in recognition of the children and families affected by cancer.

— Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of advocates

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The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of apostles

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Continue reading … POWER RECLAIMED — Congress moves to unshackle states from California's ‘climate zealots’.

— , FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Democrats looking for a way to reclaim their party can find inspiration in the career of Neil Kinnock, who in the mid-1980s rescued the British Labour Party from a determined band of sectarian zealots.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

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