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as in zeal
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as in dogmatism
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Recent Examples of fanaticism
If optimization culture is analogous to religious fanaticism, satisficing is analogous to religious moderation.
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
Everyone must overcome the presence of hatred and fanaticism, and the memories of horrible tragedies.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
As the moon and Mars clash, passion mutates into fanaticism.
—USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
There was no escaping those levels of fanaticism, even in media areas.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
Everyone must overcome the presence of hatred and fanaticism, and the memories of horrible tragedies.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
As the moon and Mars clash, passion mutates into fanaticism.
—USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
There was no escaping those levels of fanaticism, even in media areas.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanaticism
Noun
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What’s unsettling about the photo four years later is that much of the religious zeal that fed the insurrection is no longer outside the gates of power.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Homebuyers eager to forget this year's housing market may ring in 2025 with an extra dash of zeal.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Wishing for McConnell People who have resented McConnell’s dogmatism and partisanship would wish him back if Scott were to succeed him as leader next year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2024
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Playing a Good Hand George P. Shultz rescued the Reagan administration from its dogmatism.—
Robert W. Tucker,
Foreign Affairs,
9 July 2024
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What began as a neighborhood favorite quickly turned into a national obsession.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yet these devices can lead to an unhealthy obsession with achieving perfect slumber, says Dr. David Benavides, a sleep medicine specialist at Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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And, although the library has expanded, the episodes are many, and the logo may shift from the bow-tie to the address, the core philosophy at the root of all Milk Street does remains the same: to teach home cooks about flavor and new approaches to cooking.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That’s the philosophy of 83-year-old billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who gave away a total of $3.7 billion to nonprofits in 2024 — more than any other American, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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And to their infatuation with Far East flavors — misos, rice vinegars, the heady spectrum of soy, light and dark and double-brewed.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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One camp argued that, despite Trump’s long-standing infatuation with Putin, his Administration would end up with a policy that was roughly continuous with his predecessor’s, and perhaps even—some hoped—more supportive of Ukraine.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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His conversational style in interviews is pensive and soft-spoken, almost professorial, which hooked up to the note of insistence just underneath the angel-cake vocal beauty.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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What is new is the brief’s insistence on recharacterizing the supply points as investors.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani’s presence everywhere For any Chicago sports fans old enough to remember the height of Michael Jordan’s fame and popularity, that’s what Shohei Ohtani mania looks like around Tokyo.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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However, the speed of government, even this highly active Trump administration, does not come close to the 24/7 mania of crypto markets.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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This doctrine shaped the post-war global economy, where deep financial and trade linkages were viewed not just as a matter of efficiency but as a safeguard for peace.—
Jon Helgi Egilsson,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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It’s commonly accepted HR doctrine that after a large layoff, those who stay suffer a 20% decline in their job performance.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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