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fanatic

[fuh-nat-ik] / fəˈnæt ɪk /


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The president is a pop-culture fanatic; he blasts Broadway showtunes at his rallies and was tweetstorming about Kristen Stewart a few years before becoming the leader of the free world.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Another Pokémon fanatic, Ash Mehr, said he started collecting the cards between 20 and 30 years ago.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

But you don’t have to be a football fanatic to grasp that today, for 12- to 18-year-old boys, this sport has never been more important.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Will a tracker turn you into a workout-loving, vegetable-craving health fanatic overnight?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Who was this college bowl fanatic with no mixer and a fiancé in Vietnam, and why had she taken so long to reveal herself?

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

It will just be some time before Tesla fanatics can take one for a spin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Many follow credit-card fanatics on social media and compare notes on rewards in group chats to make the annual fees worthwhile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Family members worried about how fanatics would cope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Ponoroff credits Rutledge with creating a balance between giving pickleball fanatics what they want while not isolating non-players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025

She took us there and we were exhibited to a lot of Spiritualist fanatics.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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