as in patriot
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of loyalist
The Tel Aviv Central Bus Station and Dizengoff Center mall — both aging, labyrinthine structures with fierce loyalists and detractors in equal measure — share another key feature: underground shelters built to withstand a nuclear strike.
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Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Radical, often foreign jihadists still make up a significant portion of the armed forces, ISIS is resurgent, former Assad loyalists remain dissatisfied, the economy is nonexistent from 13 years of warfare, and countless sectarian divisions threaten to rupture at any moment.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
That would not play well with the likes of MAGA loyalists such as Charlie Kirk, who in a lengthy post on X firmly arguing against any further escalation, citing Iraq and Afghanistan.
—Rema Rahman - 06, The Hill, 13 June 2025
Having earned his stripes as a loyalist to this President, he's been rewarded with this lifetime nomination.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 25 June 2025
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Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Radical, often foreign jihadists still make up a significant portion of the armed forces, ISIS is resurgent, former Assad loyalists remain dissatisfied, the economy is nonexistent from 13 years of warfare, and countless sectarian divisions threaten to rupture at any moment.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
That would not play well with the likes of MAGA loyalists such as Charlie Kirk, who in a lengthy post on X firmly arguing against any further escalation, citing Iraq and Afghanistan.
—Rema Rahman - 06, The Hill, 13 June 2025
Having earned his stripes as a loyalist to this President, he's been rewarded with this lifetime nomination.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loyalist
patriot
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Karen Wright, July 4 baby and lover of all things Mount Vernon, is a Yankee Doodle patriot.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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There's little assassinations, taking things out on your neighbor who's a loyalist, when the Patriots are dominant, taking things out on your neighbor who's a patriot, when the British and the Loyalists are dominant in a particular area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 July 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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