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
Unlike Ari Aster, who tried a similar but less successful diagnosis of the current American spiritual ailment with Eddington, Anderson understands that someone can be a true believer in a righteous cause and still choose to save themself over their colleagues.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
This Dean is a true believer in Superhero eugenics.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
The true believers and truly curious, the trend chasers, the nightlife purists, the wannabe influencers, the party crashers, and those who simply want to be seen.
—Jason Parham, Wired News, 4 Sep. 2025
Because primaries are partisan in nature, the folks who are most likely to turn out are true believers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
This Dean is a true believer in Superhero eugenics.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
The true believers and truly curious, the trend chasers, the nightlife purists, the wannabe influencers, the party crashers, and those who simply want to be seen.
—Jason Parham, Wired News, 4 Sep. 2025
Because primaries are partisan in nature, the folks who are most likely to turn out are true believers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for true believer
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Partisan advantage Many observers perceive a partisan as well as principled divide on the current court.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Before long, though, partisans on the other side had the inflammatory billboards replaced.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Massive Attack have also joined a separate but parallel drive to pull music from Spotify altogether; proponents of that movement primarily cite founder Daniel Ek’s investment in weapons contractor Helsing, which is not linked to Israel.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Oct. 2025
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With Newsom’s signature now on AB 1340, drivers can collectively bargain and unionize, including negotiating contracts, which would set industry-wide standards, according to proponents like bill sponsors Assemblymembers Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, and Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Israeli hostages When Hamas launched its terrorist attack, militants kidnapped nearly 250 hostages -- including women, children and elderly adults -- and took them into Gaza.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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He was injured by shrapnel fighting Hamas militants in his community of Kfar Aza and was hospitalized, while his wife, three children, and their neighbor’s child, an American girl named Abigail Idan, who was orphaned in the attack, were among those kidnapped and brought back to Gaza.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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For years, advocates for expanding child birth options in Kentucky have called on lawmakers to reduce barriers to establishing freestanding birthing centers.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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No president has ever fired a commissioner, and many commissioners have been outspoken advocates for free speech.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 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,
29 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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Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Verbatim bell hooks Writer and academic, teacher and activist.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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The topic of free speech, particularly on college campuses, made recent headlines after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed during an event at Utah State University.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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