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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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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
Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
He was also recently pictured on holiday with his girlfriend as the team continued to struggle for results, optics that didn’t go down well with the club’s faithful.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Post-match, there was a massive roar from the London Stadium faithful, while the home players embraced on the field.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Jalen Thomas Brooks empathizes with book fans who want to see faithful onscreen adaptations.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
He was also recently pictured on holiday with his girlfriend as the team continued to struggle for results, optics that didn’t go down well with the club’s faithful.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Noun
Her return to Chicago was full of love from the Sky faithful — and Reese was thankful for the support.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Post-match, there was a massive roar from the London Stadium faithful, while the home players embraced on the field.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithful
Adjective
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My father’s clients were loyal and had become close friends over the years, but my mother knew little about the technical side of accounting or tax preparation.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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For existing and loyal customers, familiarity builds confidence.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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According to Aliabadi, many patients never felt like PCOS was an accurate name because their symptoms go far beyond the ovaries to include effects like hair thinning, mood changes, and long-term metabolic risk.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
13 May 2026
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But subsequent reporting found that was not entirely accurate.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Then in 2004, Petaluma Creamery — a cooperative that 475 local farmers had belonged to — shut down after 91 years of continuous operation.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Insight obtains its services through a national government purchasing cooperative, which uses Flock.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Suarez was considered to be a Carollo loyalist, having worked as Carollo’s chief of staff in City Hall from 2019 to 2022.—
Tess Riski
May 7,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Historians estimate that at the beginning of the war as many as one-third of all American colonists identified as loyalists.—
Kimberly Nath,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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For two of South Florida’s steadfast dance organizations these signs of one more forward-moving spring are about to brighten the calendar.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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Dan Radakovich is leaving the athletic director’s office after five years of steadfast integrity.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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This is true only in the narrowest sense.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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That was certainly true on Monday, as Lamont signed a new 124-page labor bill into law.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Initial reports from the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration indicate that more than 5,300 residents in the Cité Soleil commune have fled their homes.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Peter was shuttled between his mom's movie sets and his dad's commune during his childhood.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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The clinic was close to the partition, where Israeli soldiers often fired their weapons.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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During the hike, one of the soldiers fell into the ocean.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Faithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithful. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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