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sympathizer

[sim-puh-thahy-zer] / ˈsɪm pəˌθaɪ zər /
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Loomer’s conversion from Ukraine critic to sympathizer stemmed from her disillusionment with many of her fellow conservative influencers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"I'm not a terrorist sympathizer," she told CNN, adding: "I'm literally just a random student."

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

In one memorable instance, Piker interviewed an alleged Houthi sympathizer who went viral on TikTok for his uncanny resemblance to Timothée Chalamet.

From Slate Feb. 18, 2025

Seventy years ago, Army lawyer Joseph Welch faced down Sen. Joe McCarthy, who accused Welch of harboring a Communist sympathizer on his staff.

From Salon May 23, 2024

In 1924, Hermann Werner Siemens, the German eugenicist and Nazi sympathizer, proposed a twin study that advanced Galton’s proposal by meticulously separating identical twins from fraternal twins.*

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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