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as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought
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as in pious
showing a devotion to God and to a life of virtue
devout monks living a life of prayer and solitude
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Recent Examples of devout
If matriarch Ginny Dahl (Mare Winningham) only had it her way, the occasion would reunite her devout Christian children to be a picture-perfect family who sip Manhattans and reminisce about their happy childhood.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Her parents are also devout Christians, and Rain attended church with them every Sunday.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
My best friend fell in love with a devout Catholic.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Hamoudi’s sister is a devout Muslim and a supporter of Hezbollah.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Her parents are also devout Christians, and Rain attended church with them every Sunday.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
My best friend fell in love with a devout Catholic.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Hamoudi’s sister is a devout Muslim and a supporter of Hezbollah.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bridges is famously loyal to the Mexican food chain, a habit Payne believes might be his secret weapon.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cruisers tend to be more loyal to the cruise than to other cruisers.Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
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The pious townspeople eat food for sustenance, not enjoyment, and for over a decade Babette dutifully prepares a rather drab-looking bread soup for the sisters, per their instructions.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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And yet something about her pious active listening face really gets to Urs.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Johnson, a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, has been hit with backlash after supporting the government spending bill that recently passed.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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Huckabee is a staunch supporter of Israel and has criticized the Biden administration’s calls for a cease-fire with Hamas.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Because the very same al-Qaida jihadists that the EU still accuses on its own website of assassinations, forced religious conversions, hostage takings and suicide bombings, now self-identity as statesmen.Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
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With the arrival of the Reformation and the consequent movement towards religious austerity, officially sanctioned Plough Monday celebrations came to an end.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Dec. 2024
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Despite his impressive achievements, Hight remains steadfast in his decision to focus on his health.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Grennan, meanwhile, has been steadfast in his campaign for No. 1 this week.Sophie Williams, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Terry was among the most reverent of Fowler over the weekend.Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 17 Dec. 2024
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But while the performer known as V was, to the world, one of seven young men at the helm of the year’s most polished, cutting-edge wave of contemporary pop dominance, the artist who grew up Kim Tae-hyung was, in his personal life, a reverent fan of a much different genre: jazz.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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Like with their Panzer Dragoon Remake, the team at Forever Entertainment have been very faithful to the original SNES game, including its brutal difficulty in places.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Louis Jourdan, Count Dracula (1977) This BBC TV movie is a faithful adaptation of the book, and Jourdan plays a Dracula who teems with ghoulish sophistication as a refined intellectual with an aptitude for language and etymology.Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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An entire section of the showroom floor was devoted to these companies called Equity Row.Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Devout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devout. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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