zealot

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Recent Examples of zealot There was Hugh Grant as a fiendishly charming religious zealot in Heretic, Naomi Scott as a pop star fighting both literal and figurative demons in Smile 2, and Justice Smith as a shy teen who develops an obsession with a cult horror series in I Saw the TV Glow. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025 The current resident is Sister Dorotea, the zealot who was murdered by Valya decades ago. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Jovovich plays Gray Alys, a wish-granting, face-tattooed witch who is being hunted by a crew of religious zealots, crypto monarchs and bulk-rate CGI skeleton zombies. Adam Graham/the Detroit News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 Anti-natural gas zealots also conveniently leave out that even all-electric customers are reliant on fossil fuels: 74% of electricity generation in our transmission region is powered by natural gas, coal or oil. Dawn White, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for zealot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zealot
Noun
  • The case has become a classic watercooler smash in both the real world, where pro- and anti-Read protesters clashed outside the courthouse, and on social media where partisans skirmish seemingly without end.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
  • It is well established that partisans of the winning side in a presidential election become more optimistic about the direction of the economy, and those of the losing side more pessimistic.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Vieira, elected as an anti-corruption crusader, had supported Bolsonaro in 2018.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The free market crusader transferred $5.3 billion of Koch, Inc.'s nonvoting stock to a pair of nonprofits with fewer restrictions on lobbying and politics than traditional charities from 2020 to 2022.
    Sylvan Lebrun, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Dallas activist and head of an organization called Next Generation Action Network Dominique Alexander met with Frisco Police Tuesday behind closed doors.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Washington prosecutors’ case against Martin is the latest blow against Declare Emergency, a climate activist group that aims to draw attention to the warming climate.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The fascination with living forever is increasingly captivating wellness fanatics.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Not long afterward, the young theater fanatic landed a key role on Emmy-winning series Big Little Lies (2017–2019) as Ziggy, the son of single mother Jane (Shailene Woodley).
    Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Zealot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zealot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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