fanatic
Example Sentences
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When he realized arguing with fanatic believers was futile, Dr. Lee stopped responding, “he had other business to attend to.”
From Literature
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Jack Levey, the smallest player on the court, responds to the delight of the fanatics.
From Los Angeles Times
Online, true crime fanatics have parsed through information about the case — filling in the limited details with rumor, innuendo and sometimes downright conspiracy.
From Los Angeles Times
“You time fanatics have so many rules, it’d take an eternity to break them all.”
From Literature
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With a fanatic following, limited auto production, and high margins on cars averaging about $500,000 each, Ferrari is more like a luxury company than an auto maker.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.