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Recent Examples of zealotry
Paul’s father is the righteous wrath of society, looking down on his son’s fecklessness with the zealotry of an irascible Fox News addict who doesn’t see any value at all in arts funding.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The clash of zealotry and conciliation, the question of how best to do the right thing, animates the O’Dwyer story in ways eerie and often striking.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 28 May 2025
This has been a show largely about how zealotry can interfere with reason and compassion, which is plainly evident in the cascading disasters that end the Jedi’s and the witches’ time on Brendok.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The clash of zealotry and conciliation, the question of how best to do the right thing, animates the O’Dwyer story in ways eerie and often striking.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 28 May 2025
This has been a show largely about how zealotry can interfere with reason and compassion, which is plainly evident in the cascading disasters that end the Jedi’s and the witches’ time on Brendok.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealotry
Noun
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In Southern California, the fervor around Pokémon cards has led to strings of break-ins in recent months at trading card stores that have amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses and even some collectors robbed at gunpoint.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Few fashion labels inspire such dedicated fervor as the house of Prada.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Others can better explain his remarkable journey to make America better for the disenfranchised, and his zeal to help create a true rainbow of inclusion.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Thankfully, Part 2 rectifies the issue by bringing forth the yearning, longing and desire between them that were sorely missing, and the couple’s relationship finally gets the lusty zeal fans have been waiting for.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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The young actor brings grit, grief and much exuberance to his performance.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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Alysa Liu’s irrepressible exuberance on the ice will get a lot of play.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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This year, with a bumper crop of the strange parrot’s favorite berries prompting a rare enthusiasm for mating, those working to save the birds hope for a record number of chicks in February, which would move the kakapo closer to defying what was not long ago believed to be certain extinction.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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That includes the films' cast, who have shared near-unanimous enthusiasm at the prospect of returning for a Mamma Mia 3.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Zealotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealotry. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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