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as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
fans of the Chicago Cubs are famously faithful
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2
as in accurate
following an original exactly
a faithful filming of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island
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as in cooperative
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as in loyalist
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Recent Examples of faithful
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
The Braves faithful were left holding their breath as everybody awaited an update.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Despite a compelling counterargument from Haynes, everyone ultimately sided with faithful of all faithfuls Efron, and she was banished.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
With the Rangers faithful boisterously disagreeing with the no-call, Greenway quickly sank a 3-popinter at the other end.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
The Braves faithful were left holding their breath as everybody awaited an update.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
That alone is worth celebrating, preferably en masse with the rest of the Bridget faithful, which makes the choice to not release the film in U.S. theaters so terribly painful (the rest of the world will get it in theaters).
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
Despite a compelling counterargument from Haynes, everyone ultimately sided with faithful of all faithfuls Efron, and she was banished.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithful
Adjective
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Also, luckily for me, Rajiv is a loyal collaborator.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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After all that, Lucia heads out on a run, and does morning stretches in the yard—and her loyal dog comes to find her, before taking a late morning nap in the sun beside her.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Assuming that number is accurate, Rick would have been born around 1975, probably after Jim started doing business in Thailand.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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There's a free in-app voice transcription feature too, which is just as accurate as the pricier, stand-alone software out there.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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National Capital Impact has a fine rundown on cooperatives here.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The cooperative was on a pace to see its earnings grow by at least 25 percent this year, Mr. Romero said.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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But Marcos and his vice president have since had a bitter fallout, culminating in Sara Duterte’s impeachment last month by a lower house led by loyalists of Marcos.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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So do other moves by Trump that signal greater ambitions to personalize the security forces, such as selecting loyalists to lead the FBI and Secret Service and purging the military lawyers who help soldiers abide by the law.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Seven years later, Trump remains steadfast in his support of the act, giving advocates on both sides of the aisle a sense of cautious optimism about the possibility of more reform.—
Taylor Millard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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In many ways, however, the tradition and Peterson’s dedication to it remain steadfast.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That versatility is, in a lot of ways, the true beauty of unicorns.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Voters are not famous for their patience or, as Joe Biden could explain, their fondness for higher prices, something that’s true even if this is a one-off adjustment.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Georges Blanc, in the eastern French commune of Vonnas, was first awarded a star almost a century ago and has boasted three stars continuously since 1981, a spokeswoman for the 153-year-old establishment told CNN.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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From the early ’80s to early ’90s, the building housed a women’s commune called the Silver Sisterhood, where residents cosplayed as Victorian-era women for tourists.—
Mark Athitakis,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Facilitating mankind’s victory has been an invention that allows flesh-and-blood soldiers to control mechanized drone bodies with half their minds while the other halves enjoy, say, margaritas on a digital beach.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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The palace appeared to be in ruins, with soldiers stepping on broken tiles.—
Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Faithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithful. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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