1
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
football fanatics are pretty much booked up for weekends from Labor Day to Super Bowl Sunday
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2
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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or fanatical
as in extreme
being very far from the center of public opinion
because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to try to discuss the issues with her
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Recent Examples of fanatic
Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 May 2025
True-crime fanatics will want to visit the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum, just 20 minutes away in the neighboring town of Gibsland.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
William Earl, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
The core Trader Joe’s (TJ’s) customer is not just satisfied, but bordering on fanatic.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Content creators, celebs, and beauty fanatics loved the OG high-shine finish lippie so much that Tarte created a line of shimmery shades for it, too.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 May 2025
True-crime fanatics will want to visit the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum, just 20 minutes away in the neighboring town of Gibsland.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Adjective
Bess, a horror fanatic, found genre film a great vessel for philosophical thought.
—William Earl, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
The core Trader Joe’s (TJ’s) customer is not just satisfied, but bordering on fanatic.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatic
Noun
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The online marketplace is full of fellow antique lovers selling finds that date all the way back to the 1940s.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Hard and Semi-Soft Cheeses Good news for cheese lovers everywhere!—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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People who are staying with family members without a lease agreement, or who have inherited property informally, have long struggled to get federal help rebuilding after extreme weather, despite the fact that such families are less likely to have home insurance.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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In response, governments, NGOs, and the local people are striving to instill resilience into coastal communities, strengthen homes and infrastructure to better cope with extreme weather, and diversify incomes to mitigate the impact of a changing climate.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Since this season’s finale, which sees Mark abandon his outie’s wife, Gemma, to run away with the anarchic Helly, Britt Lower, who plays the character, has observed fans’ impassioned response to that cliffhanger.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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After Christmas Day, Netflix will give fans a week to recover before dropping the finale.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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But then a summer came and went, with rabid fans left waiting (due to the writers' and actors' guild strikes) to see which Fisher brother, if any, Belly chooses in the end of the onscreen adaptation.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Lawrence often has this frisky, rabid grin that’s irresistible to watch but also scary.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Night sky enthusiasts hoping to explore the planets of our solar system for themselves should check out our guides to the best binocular and telescope deals.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Quilting enthusiasts gather The nonprofit El Camino Quilters Guild meets at 9:30 a.m. June 10 at El Corazon Senior Center, 3302 Senior Center Drive.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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That is the question as Mexicans go to the polls Sunday to elect the country’s judges in a radical reshaping of the nation’s power structure.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The young women became symbols of radical politics and the series explores the way this deeply divided society tipped over into armed conflict and highlights the long shadow of radical violence, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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“Fanatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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