fanatics

noun

plural of fanatic
1
as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something football fanatics are pretty much booked up for weekends from Labor Day to Super Bowl Sunday

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2
as in partisans
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause once he joined the movement, he became a fanatic

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Recent Examples of fanatics The blueprint included the recruitment of mercenaries and exploiting the grievances of disaffected citizens, from religious fanatics and extremists to soccer fans. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 While Musk fanatics expressed their excitement on social media, the Roadster isn't likely to have any material financial impact on the company. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 NBCUniversal‘s Peacock is rolling out up a new way to try to get Bravo fanatics even more engaged in the network’s galaxy of reality programming drama and dish-worthy moments. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Modern farmhouse dwellers and cottagecore fanatics, take note. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026 Gut fanatics on social media have jumped in on the promise of poo. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026 Wessel said that most guests enjoy perusing, but some, namely the horror fanatics, come in looking for specific limited-run items such as a new Jason Voorhees Monster Energy drink. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Slow Horses fanatics will recognize her as one of the veteran MI5 operatives stuck in the agency’s version of purgatory, known as Slough House. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026 Nineteen fanatics, acting in the name of Islam, killed 2,997 innocent men, women and children in New York City, in Washington, and on airplanes turned into weapons of mass murder. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanatics
  1. lovers
  2. partisans
  3. fans
  4. militants
  5. suckers
  6. crusaders
  7. enthusiasts
  8. activists
Noun
  • Nature lovers, artists (Ansel Adams found a muse in the Snake River), and outdoor adventurers know the gateway to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is more than just a winter sports destination.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • But the clean provenance and their New York highlife has never appeased Pooh partisans who think Fifth Avenue is much too far from the Hundred Acre Wood.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Overwhelming shares of partisans support their party’s candidates – 98% of Democratic likely voters and 96% of Republican likely voters each support their party candidates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of partisans
Noun
  • Playing a real game in Spectrum Center for the first time since trading away LaMelo Ball over the summer, this was Charlotte’s first chance since that controversial deal to show the home fans that the deal was a good one.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, many fans already pay for cable or other services, lowering the additional cost come hoops season.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fans
Noun
  • Pakistan is currently conducting multiple operations against militants near the Afghan border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Adding to regional worries, Yemen's Houthi militants claimed responsibility on Monday for strikes targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu, the Shaybah oilfield and airports in Riyadh and Abha.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of militants
Noun
  • The theory seems to be that there will always be another crop of suckers willing to pump money into the ecosystem, so the market will provide.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • More suckers may continue to appear for several years unless the stump is ground up or treated with tree stump killer.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of suckers
Noun
  • The book is full of stories of villains, like the venomous heroin that took so many of Seattle’s crusaders as well as the music industry that never quite understood where Soundgarden belonged.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps.
    — Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Definition of crusaders
Noun
  • In the main vintage selling space dealers mingled with their customers, collectors with more casual enthusiasts, and influencers and editors with brand executives.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and has become a destination for architecture enthusiasts, who, according to the Lovell grandchildren, regularly arrive by the busload to photograph and sketch it.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiasts
Noun
  • Opposition activists have accused Venezuela's government of blocking Machado's return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Unions and progressive Catholic activists joined forces at the time to form the Workers' Party, which Lula has now represented in seven presidential elections.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of activists

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“Fanatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanatics. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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