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Recent Examples of fanaticism
So do leaders whose notoriety is based on abnormal or distorted preferences, such as ones associated with fanaticism or extremism.
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Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
There’s something about Bruce Springsteen that breeds a certain kind of fanaticism.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
As the moon and Mars clash, passion mutates into fanaticism.
—USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
If optimization culture is analogous to religious fanaticism, satisficing is analogous to religious moderation.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
There’s something about Bruce Springsteen that breeds a certain kind of fanaticism.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
As the moon and Mars clash, passion mutates into fanaticism.
—USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
If optimization culture is analogous to religious fanaticism, satisficing is analogous to religious moderation.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanaticism
Noun
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Furthermore, parallel to these efforts being the means to improve performance and profitability, many of these initiatives are important incentives for employees to maintain a sense of normalcy and zeal for their careers.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The zeal of the 1979 revolution is still visible on the tables of the Den of Spies, in the papers true believers re-assembled strand-by-strand.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
22 June 2025
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For example, a person with strong justice, accountability, courage, drive, and integrity will need strength in dimensions such as temperance, humility, and humanity to exercise the necessary judgment, avoiding self-righteousness and dogmatism.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Given my obsession with identity, Simon’s comments on access control caught my eye.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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What matters is whether genuine compatibility exists beneath the obsession.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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Clos du Val grows its grapes in the Stags Leap region of Napa Valley with a Bordeaux philosophy and approach to winemaking.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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This effort included investing in new high-speed production technologies and reducing inefficiencies using the Lean Six Sigma method—a corporate philosophy that encourages employees to identify and address problems.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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The infatuations of late elementary school solidified into something different, something more intense.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Her lonely, unrequited infatuation will drive her to dangerous, desperate acts.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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Trump has openly flirted with nearly every major conspiracy theory of the last half century, and championed one of the most reckless through his insistence without evidence that the 2020 election was stolen.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Yet labor leaders – and even some in-office evangelists – said the governor’s willingness to suddenly drop his demand proved the order was a clever political move and undermined his insistence that in-person work is superior, necessary for productivity and builds public trust.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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Distribution also continues to increase through its network of retailers, including Better Baseball, Hit After Hit, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bases Loaded; meanwhile, the torpedo bat mania triggered April sales to surge more than 100% versus the prior year.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 July 2025
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The chaos has been documented in viral videos on X and TikTok, with even the film's star Jack Black joining in on the mania.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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In recent years, Brazil has become increasingly fragmented, amplified by a widespread subscription to hateful doctrines, culture wars, anti-intellectualism, disinformation on social media, apocalyptic messaging, doomsday conspiracy theories, and ethno-religious identity politics.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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The burial of a pope must precede a conclave, according to church doctrine.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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