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as in lovers
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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as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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Recent Examples of fanatics
This album was so traumatizing for teenage Clash fanatics like me.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
Coral fanatics will love visiting Negril, home to mountainous coral mounds and ethereal swim-through caves where green and red soft corals hang down like mystical fingers.
—Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Red Seat also operates CrimeCon, a convention for true crime and mystery fanatics.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Horror fanatics have considered III's qualities without writing a list of comparisons to the original.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
In lieu of a living room refresh, these accent pieces deliver on serious style without breaking the bank (or the Crate & Barrel credit card for you brand fanatics).
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Courier Journal contributing critic Marc Zakem opened his review of the show by noting how some of his friends turned into fanatics for Springsteen, willing to drive out to Cincinnati and Indianapolis to experience him live.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
There were painters, sewing fanatics, jewelry makers, paper artists, beaders, journal makers and more.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
For fitness fanatics Impress the active one on your list with gifts that go the extra mile.
—Nora Colomer
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatics
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After all, when lovers of the cosmos come together in this Earth sign, tradition, courtship and long-term commitment take precedence over fleeting chemistry.—
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The cafe’s signature coconut latte is a great way to beat the heat and a must for coconut lovers.—
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Reaching new voters Most Democrats accept Texas’ GOP tilt, saying their best chance lies in attracting more younger voters, disaffected nonvoters, teachers, service workers and soft partisans who often skip nonpresidential elections.—
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The perception is that only like-minded DeSantis partisans, preferably with inside connections, need apply.—
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The skin care brand counts celebrities like Eva Mendes, Jessica Chastain, Laura Dern, and more as fans, plus countless beauty editors and their moms, too.—
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The return of Eggs in the Basket has also generated buzz among longtime fans.—
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Maersk first tacked on these surcharges at the start of the Red Sea crisis in December 2023, when Houthi militants in Yemen began to launch drone and missile attacks against commercial ships passing through the waterway.—
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The spate of kidnappings of Christians in north-central Nigeria by mostly Muslim Fulani militants is a deliberate tactic to target, bankrupt and destroy Christian communities, according to multiple sources who spoke to Fox News Digital.—
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Additionally, prune any dead branches, thorny suckers, and any branches that may be touching the ground.—
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Begin by removing any suckers at the base of the tree, side shoots on the trunk, crossing or crooked branches, dead or damaged branches, those that are growing inward, and crowded branches.—
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For now, privacy crusaders are left to wait.—
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From anti-porn crusaders to major Statehouse players Founded in the basement of College Hill Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati in 1983, CCV, then called Citizens for Community Values, was waging culture wars before they were even called culture wars.—
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Toyota Motor Company has an incredibly diverse portfolio that can appeal to budget-conscious drivers and sports car enthusiasts alike.—
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This cornbread recipe doesn't call for even a teaspoon of sugar—savory cornbread enthusiasts will be happy to know.—
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Throughout 2025, national organizing groups worked to build a network of hundreds of thousands of activists engaged in their communities and civic life.—
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Whistle blasts pierced the early January chill in a now-familiar community response employed by activists in US cities to alert neighbors to the presence of immigration officers.—
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“Fanatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatics. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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