1
as in lover
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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2
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic
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or fanatical
as in extreme
being very far from the center of public opinion
because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to try to discuss the issues with her
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Recent Examples of fanatic
The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Over the last couple of years, Arizona has made a name for itself as a hub for Halloween fanatics, largely thanks to people like Jason and Gina Swarr of Terror Trader in Chandler.
—Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Halloween fanatic Janelle Monáe, who plans out costumes at least two years in advance, unveiled another jaw-dropping transformation as E.T. from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The ensemble, Croce noted, was the creation of ballet fanatics, and its jokes were accurate, affectionate, and hilarious.
—The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Over the last couple of years, Arizona has made a name for itself as a hub for Halloween fanatics, largely thanks to people like Jason and Gina Swarr of Terror Trader in Chandler.
—Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
For a crypto fanatic like Sun, the artwork's similarity to an NFT most likely didn't go unnoticed.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Halloween fanatic Janelle Monáe, who plans out costumes at least two years in advance, unveiled another jaw-dropping transformation as E.T. from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Out back, there’s a chicken house for egg layers and a two-stall barn, with a tack room, for equine lovers.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro is another phone that is great for photography lovers.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Read: Republicans take their shot at Mueller—and narrowly miss Ratcliffe probably wouldn’t have become the director of national intelligence if not for another pro-Trump partisan, Richard Grenell.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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He’s pledged to let political appointees oversee government spending, cut back food stamps and student debt relief, and end civil service protection for government employees so they can be fired and replaced with loyal partisans.Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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Be realistic The most uncomfortable truth of the last few days has been how quickly firefighting efforts were overwhelmed and outmatched by the extreme fire conditions, Cohen said.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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In other words, the atmosphere gets more thirsty as the climate warms, drawing more moisture from plants, and leading to more days with extreme fire weather conditions.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Jan. 2025
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In one announcement to shareholders and one to fans, Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows, already delayed out of 2024 to February 2025, would be delayed another month, now arriving on March 20, 2025.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Marlins’ ballpark, located about a 45-minute drive south of the Panthers’ home arena in Sunrise, can hold about 37,000 fans.Tim Reynolds, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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But anyone who knows Fox News knows there are rabid fans of Fox News out there.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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If that wasn't ridiculous enough, the following internet pile-on was so rabid Bieber reached out to Gomez to ask her fans to stop sending her death threats.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2024
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French Broad Chocolates invites holiday shoppers and enthusiasts to enjoy and explore its award-winning chocolate bonbons.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Every year, thousands of product vendors, journalists, and gadget enthusiasts gather in an unreasonable city to gawk at mostly unrealistic products.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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Where temperance crusaders once wielded biblical rhetoric, today’s public health researchers arrive with cancer studies and statistics.Jackie Snow, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
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Depending on one’s politics, Gaetz could be seen as a conservative crusader or a far-right villain.Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
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For Asia, far more than a radical deviation from existing U.S. foreign policy, Trump’s return to power amplifies and accelerates a trend that has been underway since the Vietnam era.Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Along with the Wooster Group, Robert Wilson and Mabou Mines, Foreman extended the radical traditions of the Living Theater and the 1960s collectives that followed.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Fanatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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