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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
MacNeill is one of the few remaining true believers, hypothesizing that things could still blow up in Las Vegas and that the A’s will end up in either in Nashville or back in Oakland.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
To the true believers — the deep breathers, the meditators, the uber-relaxed — the equation is simple: Regular breathwork can help athletes manage a grueling schedule, stay on the field and extend their careers.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The mixed messaging is a reflection of how some in the administration are true believers in tariffs as an economic tool, but also how Trump sees nearly everything as being up for negotiation under the right circumstances.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
Now much of the party are true believers in the MAGA creed and most of the rest have accepted that going along with the program is a career requirement.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
To the true believers — the deep breathers, the meditators, the uber-relaxed — the equation is simple: Regular breathwork can help athletes manage a grueling schedule, stay on the field and extend their careers.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The mixed messaging is a reflection of how some in the administration are true believers in tariffs as an economic tool, but also how Trump sees nearly everything as being up for negotiation under the right circumstances.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
Now much of the party are true believers in the MAGA creed and most of the rest have accepted that going along with the program is a career requirement.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for true believer
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Though the central bank’s partisans will claim in breathy tones that the Fed’s thinking and decisions aren’t compromised by the tawdry politics that so many associate with Washington, the reality is quite different.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Trump and his partisans have raged against these orders, many of them issued by individual district judges in deep-blue districts on very short time frames.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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While proponents argue that these measures will reduce regulatory delays and bolster U.S. technological leadership, there will no doubt be concerns about potential compromises to safety and the undermining of regulatory independence.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But with three weeks left in the regular session, proponents are still trying to figure out what — if any — changes may move forward this year.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Ever since companies began to use enterprise AI, advocates have continually said that the technology wasn’t out to replace jobs, and that humans would always be a necessary part of the equation.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Since that diagnosis, Emma has become an advocate for caregivers, a role she was thrust into without warning.—
Mark Gray,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Colonization, wars, crusaders, the Crimean War, Napoleon, World War One, Adolf Hitler.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps no other American statesman has ever disdained the role of idealism in foreign policy—the meddling of human-rights activists and democracy crusaders—quite like Kissinger.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2025
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The site, frequented by far-right supporters of the president, has been used to spread conspiracy theories.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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To his supporters, Robinson is a truth-telling free speech martyr.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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More than a dozen activists were arrested Wednesday evening during a protest at U.S. Immigration Court in Manhattan, police sources said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Still, many families and activists are speaking out against the CIF for allowing the situation to continue at all, and the Trump administration has given no indication the rule changes will satisfy its demands on the issue.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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Investors have clearly lost faith in a white knight coming along for Altice.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Buster Posey rode into the Giants’ top baseball decision-maker role as a white knight.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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