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as in partisans
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 proponents
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 believers
Only true believers could expect such blissful symmetry.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Tech CEOs lobbying Trump similarly risk the wrath of true believers in the administration who, quite simply, hate them.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Many had been posting videos to TikTok about what people should expect when the Rapture occurs, namely that Jesus will take true believers to heaven as Earth enters an apocalypse.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet that doesn’t stop the continuing argument between true believers in both camps.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 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
Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Tech CEOs lobbying Trump similarly risk the wrath of true believers in the administration who, quite simply, hate them.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Many had been posting videos to TikTok about what people should expect when the Rapture occurs, namely that Jesus will take true believers to heaven as Earth enters an apocalypse.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet that doesn’t stop the continuing argument between true believers in both camps.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for true believers
Noun
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This question elicited markedly different responses among partisans.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Where the political polarization of AI goes next will probably depend on unpredictable future events and how partisans opportunistically seize on them.—
Nathan E. Sanders,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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However, proponents of the bill say the veto will result in more exposure to toxic chemicals.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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My grandmas are big proponents of a few spritzes, but caution against too many.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Evidence also allegedly showed him in photographs and videos taken around the time of the attack in combat gear, carrying weapons and standing with armed militants, sometimes wearing NRB insignia and Hamas-style headbands.—
Greg Norman , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Many were militants who went on to kill 1,200 people and kidnap 251 others, mostly civilians, in communities across southern Israel.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both supporters and opponents see these early moves as test cases that are laying the groundwork for moving more of the agency's work to other parts of the government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Given Swift's pop culture influence and massive fanbase, some football players, like JJ Watt, were supporters long before Swift debuted her first tunnel fit.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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But activists continue their quest to erase differences between men and women by forcing schools to allow men to compete in women’s sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Pro-Palestinian activists view the phrase as a call for global support of Palestinian resistance against Israel, but many Jewish people view the saying as antisemitic and a call for violence.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Consumer advocates had argued that that was too broad a reading of the court order.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, lawmakers, environmentalists, consumer advocates and California’s former top insurance regulator have pressed insurers to divest from fossil fuel companies and phase out writing coverage for oil wells, coal mines and other extraction projects.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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While the action-awareness gap isn’t lost on climate crusaders and corporate comptrollers alike, most climate solutions for reduction start with sentience—fashion included, and no, not just in trend forecasting.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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Today’s moral crusaders assume an elementary cause-and-effect relationship between books and readers.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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“True believers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/true%20believers. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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