1
as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions
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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion
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Recent Examples of true believer
The solution: evict those states that are not true believers.
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
What can delight the true believers may come off as slick or phony when presented to a broader audience.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Now, for the true believers, Lorde's music drops are practically astrological events, tied to shifts in the cosmic (or at least political) air.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Letterman, a true believer in Johnny Carson, didn’t really parody talk shows either.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
What can delight the true believers may come off as slick or phony when presented to a broader audience.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Now, for the true believers, Lorde's music drops are practically astrological events, tied to shifts in the cosmic (or at least political) air.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Letterman, a true believer in Johnny Carson, didn’t really parody talk shows either.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for true believer
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The bottom line: partisans may spin the price of gasoline, but the true story lies in the global interplay of supply, demand, and investment.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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That’s because under polarized conditions, a true swing state is usually the place where both parties make the strongest efforts at persuasion, where the stakes of each election seem highest and the fear of the other party’s rule is sharpest among partisans on either side.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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What’s at stake: Cashless bail proponents have argued in D.C. and other major cities across the country that cash requirements disproportionately harm low-income offenders who cannot afford to post bond.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
25 Aug. 2025
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As more power-hungry data centers come online, the ability of geothermal heating and cooling to reduce the energy needs of other users of the grid, particularly at periods of peak demand, could become increasingly important, geothermal proponents say.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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But savvy newcomer Celine Dumont, played by Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, arrives on the scene to play devil’s advocate.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The world that globalization made was not the flat landscape of peaceful market competition that its advocates had promised.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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In many cases, the revelations of his work have led to governmental reckonings and legal ramifications, yet Hersh, now 88 and surrounded by boxes of files from decades of tireless work, sees himself not as a crusader but as a citizen just doing his job.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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But in their day, Wolff and Anslinger were crusaders, deadly serious and not about to let facts get in the way of their opinions.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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His supporters have pushed back on the Republican administration's attempt to close the book on Epstein after Trump and his backers helped to heighten expectations of blockbuster revelations.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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That earned him an incredible list of clients and supporters who trust him and continue to champion his work.—
Margot Machol Bisnow,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The original video was recorded by the anti-pornography activist Melinda Tankard Reist, who interviewed seventh-graders in Far North Queensland.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
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The knock came around 6 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 8, for 71-year-old activist Katherine Hinds.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
20 Aug. 2025
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Founder Fawn Weaver may lose control of her cult Tennessee distillery after a judge mandates a receivership—unless a white knight investor bails her out.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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As any self-respecting white knight would do, Conrad bravely takes up the mantle of responsibility and decides to help Belly pick out hurricane glasses himself.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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The single bit flip can increase the exponent value by 16.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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His sturdy Scottish exponent, James Mill, helped spread the Benthamite basics, while raising his son, John Stuart Mill, in no creed but that of utilitarianism.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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