1
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions
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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion
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Recent Examples of true believer
Because primaries are partisan in nature, the folks who are most likely to turn out are true believers.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Huntsman called for more evidence from the homing true believers.
—Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
Among the true believers is L.A. derm Ava Shamban (whose clients include Angela Bassett and Michelle Yeoh), who uses it as part of a three-step glow-up: microneedling, followed by salmon DNA, capped with a carboxy gel mask.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Unlike Bongino and Bondi, many of the rank and file are true believers in the Epstein conspiracy, and the president’s ability to influence his base is being tested like never before.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Huntsman called for more evidence from the homing true believers.
—Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
Among the true believers is L.A. derm Ava Shamban (whose clients include Angela Bassett and Michelle Yeoh), who uses it as part of a three-step glow-up: microneedling, followed by salmon DNA, capped with a carboxy gel mask.
—Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Unlike Bongino and Bondi, many of the rank and file are true believers in the Epstein conspiracy, and the president’s ability to influence his base is being tested like never before.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for true believer
Noun
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Washington urged us to think as Americans first, not partisans.—
Janet Nguyen,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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The cumulative effect is a Congress dominated by out-of-touch partisans more focused on tearing down the other side than governing and addressing the complicated problems facing citizens and the nation.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Eide and other proponents of expanding hospitalization believe the administration could do even more.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Closure of the bike path to undertake this project has drawn opposition from cycling proponents and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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But Israeli critics say the accords instead set the stage for a surge in violence by Palestinian militants.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Still, Nevo's mind often drifts to the moment in Gaza when Palestinian militants detonated explosives in a home, wounding him and killing two close friends in his army unit.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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The new partnership between farmers and advocates will let agriculture prosper while protecting one of Indiana's largest watersheds.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Newsom has been under pressure in recent years to adopt AI guardrails by advocates worried about the technology’s impact on unemployment by automating jobs and upending creative and media industries via its ability to generate new pictures, audio and other media using existing data.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The white man in question is the show’s protagonist, Lee Raybon, an anticorruption crusader investigating a powerful family in his home city of Tulsa, Okla.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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But Lee is the kind of crusader who inspires more bemusement than admiration from those around him.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has to approve many of those mergers—and Trump stacked the FCC with his supporters.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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Kneeling was widely used by protesters and supporters after Floyd’s death to signal sympathy with the Black Lives Matter movement and a call for racial justice.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The attack came two weeks after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a university in Utah.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Some activists devoted to ending gun violence had to look twice at the source of the ads for firearms training that flashed on their computer screens.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Founder Fawn Weaver may lose control of her cult Tennessee distillery after a judge mandates a receivership—unless a white knight investor bails her out.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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As any self-respecting white knight would do, Conrad bravely takes up the mantle of responsibility and decides to help Belly pick out hurricane glasses himself.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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“True believer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/true%20believer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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