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as in audience
a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult
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as in religion
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
an ancient cult that centered on the worship of the earth as the source of all life
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Recent Examples of cult
Additional television credits include HBO’s Game of Thrones, Starz’s Black Sails, and the cult favorite BBC1 series Merlin.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The media entertains these questions, in an effort to intellectualize the ideologies underpinning the cult’s bloodlust.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
The nationally recognized Johnny Doughnuts shop, a cult favorite from Marin County, will be expanding to San Jose — and baking delights like the Maple Bacon Glazed, the Chocolate Salted Caramel Old-Fashioned and the Lime Mascarpone Bismarck.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The media entertains these questions, in an effort to intellectualize the ideologies underpinning the cult’s bloodlust.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
The nationally recognized Johnny Doughnuts shop, a cult favorite from Marin County, will be expanding to San Jose — and baking delights like the Maple Bacon Glazed, the Chocolate Salted Caramel Old-Fashioned and the Lime Mascarpone Bismarck.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cult
Noun
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Leavitt and Ballas lit up the stage with a quick, nimble, explosively energetic dance that got the audience on their feet.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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There’s an intriguing backstory, too, which GableStage’s audiences unknowingly part of something bigger.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Football is a way of bringing people together irrespective of their faith, colour or religion and this disgusting decision does the exact opposite.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Meyer-Harley’s son has already begun working through his reading list, starting with by Madeleine L’Engle—a classic that has faced multiple challenges over the years due to its themes of magic and religion.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Cult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cult. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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