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also partizans
1
as in adherents
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
partisans of the charismatic leader refuse to tolerate any criticism of him at all
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2
as in crusaders
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
a partisan of the revolution who was even willing to give her life for it
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3
as in nationalists
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
she's too much of a political partisan to ever concede that the other side might have a valid point
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Recent Examples of partisans
Just days prior, Julani’s forces massacred between 800 and 2,000 Alawite and Christian civilians during a brutal crackdown on anti-government partisans along the coast.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
But the militant group now has to contend with an aftermath that for many Lebanese, including some Hezbollah partisans, looks very much like defeat.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Each member of the trio has its partisans, with preference usually coming down to where the car was first encountered, whether that be an early Gran Turismo game (the R32), Import Tuner magazine (R33), or FF4 (R34).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
Democrats have no more claim to Latino identity than Republicans, and the idea that putting partisans from both camps under the same ethnic tent might bring about commonality on hot-button issues such as reproductive rights or mass deportations is nonsense.
—Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Giving some credence to Van Buren’s claims, many historians attribute the lackluster policy accomplishments of President John Quincy Adams to opposition from Jacksonian partisans within the federal civil service who actively campaigned for the opposition from within the government.
—Yong Kwon / Made By History, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The viewership was heavily Republican — historically a president's party draws more of their own partisans.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Mapmakers draw absurd lines, snaking down back alleys to grab small clumps of partisans.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
As the Germans waged a savage war against Soviet partisans, the partisans, in turn, established their own reign of terror over collaborators and seized scarce food supplies from local villagers.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
But the militant group now has to contend with an aftermath that for many Lebanese, including some Hezbollah partisans, looks very much like defeat.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Each member of the trio has its partisans, with preference usually coming down to where the car was first encountered, whether that be an early Gran Turismo game (the R32), Import Tuner magazine (R33), or FF4 (R34).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2025
Democrats have no more claim to Latino identity than Republicans, and the idea that putting partisans from both camps under the same ethnic tent might bring about commonality on hot-button issues such as reproductive rights or mass deportations is nonsense.
—Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Giving some credence to Van Buren’s claims, many historians attribute the lackluster policy accomplishments of President John Quincy Adams to opposition from Jacksonian partisans within the federal civil service who actively campaigned for the opposition from within the government.
—Yong Kwon / Made By History, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
The viewership was heavily Republican — historically a president's party draws more of their own partisans.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Mapmakers draw absurd lines, snaking down back alleys to grab small clumps of partisans.
—Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
As the Germans waged a savage war against Soviet partisans, the partisans, in turn, established their own reign of terror over collaborators and seized scarce food supplies from local villagers.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisans
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Jane’s fiercely unforgiving tone was adopted by militant Irish nationalists for whom the famine stood as the ultimate proof of English perfidy.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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American diplomats correctly estimated that the Indonesian nationalists could be counted on as allies in the Cold War and did not want the Netherlands to get in the way.—
Nicholas Mulder,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Community management and influencer collaboration—Engaging with followers, managing comments and partnering with influencers to expand reach.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Yet even his most devoted followers struggle to articulate exactly what that means.—
Rachel Hills,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mangione's supporters have flocked to social media, posting videos admiring the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate for the crime he has been accused of and even his looks.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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At Wolves, Nuno would often be criticised by supporters for his reluctance to use his substitutes to make tactical tweaks during matches.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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These were composed somewhere far from Jerusalem, in a language that Jesus and his disciples would not have known, by writers who could not have been eyewitnesses.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Last Supper, as per the logline, is set in the days leading to betrayal, where a gathering of disciples unravels into a web of secrets and hidden motives.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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For many writers and word lovers — the very people any spelling reformer needs to convince — there’s a hand-me-down charm to these marks of distinction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Apr. 2025
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Any romance reader familiar with the enemies-to-lovers trope should recognize this archetype.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hamas militants killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Assad family, members of the sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in December by Sunni Islamist militants who sought to reshape the country’s political and sectarian order.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Partisans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisans. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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