as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
zealots on both sides of the issue resorted to name-calling and scare tactics
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Recent Examples of zealot
There was Hugh Grant as a fiendishly charming religious zealot in Heretic, Naomi Scott as a pop star fighting both literal and figurative demons in Smile 2, and Justice Smith as a shy teen who develops an obsession with a cult horror series in I Saw the TV Glow.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
The current resident is Sister Dorotea, the zealot who was murdered by Valya decades ago.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Jovovich plays Gray Alys, a wish-granting, face-tattooed witch who is being hunted by a crew of religious zealots, crypto monarchs and bulk-rate CGI skeleton zombies.
—Adam Graham/the Detroit News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Anti-natural gas zealots also conveniently leave out that even all-electric customers are reliant on fossil fuels: 74% of electricity generation in our transmission region is powered by natural gas, coal or oil.
—Dawn White, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
The current resident is Sister Dorotea, the zealot who was murdered by Valya decades ago.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Jovovich plays Gray Alys, a wish-granting, face-tattooed witch who is being hunted by a crew of religious zealots, crypto monarchs and bulk-rate CGI skeleton zombies.
—Adam Graham/the Detroit News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Anti-natural gas zealots also conveniently leave out that even all-electric customers are reliant on fossil fuels: 74% of electricity generation in our transmission region is powered by natural gas, coal or oil.
—Dawn White, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealot
Noun
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The case has become a classic watercooler smash in both the real world, where pro- and anti-Read protesters clashed outside the courthouse, and on social media where partisans skirmish seemingly without end.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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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
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Vieira, elected as an anti-corruption crusader, had supported Bolsonaro in 2018.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The free market crusader transferred $5.3 billion of Koch, Inc.'s nonvoting stock to a pair of nonprofits with fewer restrictions on lobbying and politics than traditional charities from 2020 to 2022.—
Sylvan Lebrun,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Dallas activist and head of an organization called Next Generation Action Network Dominique Alexander met with Frisco Police Tuesday behind closed doors.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Washington prosecutors’ case against Martin is the latest blow against Declare Emergency, a climate activist group that aims to draw attention to the warming climate.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Zendaya is far from the only vintage fanatic in Hollywood.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
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The garage was briefly turned into an antique furniture business and became an unofficial tourist destination for true crime fanatics.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Zealot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealot. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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