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doctrinaires

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Noun

Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?

— Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of dogmatists

Noun

Classical thinkers used it to describe the capacity to feel a powerful impulse and choose not to act on it.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Tradition of separation The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.

— Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of thinkers

Noun

For midcentury fanatics, look to Design Within Reach this week for up to 30% off thousands of icons, including these Rey dining chairs.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
Together, the band brings to life a mythic world of ancient heroes and villains, attracting an excited audience of headbangers and fantasy fanatics, many of whom show up in costume.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Definition of fanatics

Noun

Samberg was among the first to call out the inevitable crowd of bigots and MAGA-enthusiasts that would wail and scream.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 May 2026
And she’s proved that even people who don’t see themselves as bigots will watch this content—and in some cases laugh along.

— Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of bigots

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The rise of the grammar sticklers Many of today’s ideas about what constitutes correct English are based on a singular – often mistaken – 19th-century view of the forces that govern our language.

— Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Yes, some sticklers would insist that greatly should never stand between to and excel.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of sticklers

Noun

The Chamber’s work to prevent right-wing nationalists from winning primaries feels like the last gasp of the country club GOP, before the MAGA movement took over.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
The group at the center of the feud, the UPA, was founded by nationalists loyal to Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026

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