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as in zeal
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as in dogmatism
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Recent Examples of fanaticism
The downside is a corporate culture that borders on fanaticism, with the occasional weaponization of principles to the detriment of people and groups with less power.
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Amanda Loudin, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
The narrative unfolds in the devoutly Catholic town of Pula and examines themes of faith, fanaticism, and vigilante justice.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 July 2024
As Kid fights his way up the party’s structure, Patel’s lens widens to capture hints of poverty and fanaticism in ways that reflect India’s current climate of religious extremism.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s the religious fanaticism of recent nunsploitation movies, as well as the Zodiac Killer-style messages, written in cryptic runes that are indecipherable except for the signature: Longlegs.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 July 2024
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Amanda Loudin, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
The narrative unfolds in the devoutly Catholic town of Pula and examines themes of faith, fanaticism, and vigilante justice.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 July 2024
As Kid fights his way up the party’s structure, Patel’s lens widens to capture hints of poverty and fanaticism in ways that reflect India’s current climate of religious extremism.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s the religious fanaticism of recent nunsploitation movies, as well as the Zodiac Killer-style messages, written in cryptic runes that are indecipherable except for the signature: Longlegs.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanaticism
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Americans’ zeal for the death of an insurance executive demonstrates both the coarsening of public discourse and the degree of rage many Americans feel over the deficiencies of the U.S. health-care system.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Many blamed Biden’s antitrust zeal with helping slowdown M&A.Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 24 Nov. 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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Opening up about her first experience with negative body image, the 22-year-old musician shared in a cover story interview with Complex on Thursday, Dec. 5 that her obsession with Brandy Melville as a kid heavily impacted her self-image.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The film covers the prophesied pregnancy of Mary’s mother, Anne (Hilla Vidor), Mary’s time studying in Jerusalem and King Herod’s obsession with the foretold savior.Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Numerous factors could be playing a role in the shifting operating philosophy of Moreno, who has long declined The Athletic’s interview requests.Sam Blum, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rather than just the building blocks of a digital product, design systems can be thought of as the visual language of a product, guided by a design philosophy that incorporates UI components, code snippets, design files, style guides, and other resources.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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In Lee’s first encounter with Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey), the gorgeous younger man who becomes the subject of his obsessive infatuation throughout the film, no words are exchanged.Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Admittedly, some of my infatuation is due to the sleek and stylish design.Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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The main leap forward is the approach to vocals, which connect rap’s penchant for melody in syncopation, Swift-pop’s flair for sassy specificity, and electronic music’s insistence that production—filters, beats, samples—is songwriting.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s an insistence that being single during the holidays is inherently bad, and this can make feelings of loneliness even more intense.Myisha Battle, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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Aron, who has led the company through an epic series of ups and downs through a debt crisis, the catastrophe of Covid, the meme-stock and short-squeeze mania of 2020 and 2021, has largely been viewed as a folk hero.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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The mania reached critical mass on Feb. 9 when the Beatles made their hyperbole-proof debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Read: The collapse of the Khamenei doctrine The end of the Axis is good news.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Russia updated its nuclear doctrine last month to justify a nuclear strike in response to an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear country, if they are backed by a nuclear-armed nation.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Fanaticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanaticism. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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