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also idealogue
1
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question
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2
as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country
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Recent Examples of ideologue
This is a moment in history when the primary threat is from the powerful leftist ideologues carrying out censorship.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
America loses if Republicans and Democrats alike bow to far-right or far-left ideologues.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
Conservative ideologues bemoaned the inclusion of characters who did not fit the cookie-cutter image of a white, cis, hetero man.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend.
—Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
America loses if Republicans and Democrats alike bow to far-right or far-left ideologues.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
Conservative ideologues bemoaned the inclusion of characters who did not fit the cookie-cutter image of a white, cis, hetero man.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend.
—Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologue
Noun
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Podcasters, partisans, or anyone, really, can tell outrageous, incendiary lies about a candidate.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Johnson, who has struggled with questioning from reporters at times, will need to maintain a strong front against antagonistic partisans on Capitol Hill.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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The film’s ghostly images are at once flattened and alive, hovering in visual purgatory as scenes begin to feel not only like fever dreams, but out-of-body observations of the dreamers themselves.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Soon the dreamers’ voices, their heady dreamscapes and potent emotions, were accompanying my days.—
Mireille Juchau,
The Dial,
4 Feb. 2025
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At a press conference on Friday afternoon in Miami’s Little Haiti, lawyers, activists and officials demanded the restoration of the protections and humanitarian immigration reform.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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Artists, activists, and journalists love to talk about sustainability—but few understand how industry actually works.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Ideologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologue. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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