as in fanatics
a person who has very strong ideas about what is correct or acceptable and who usually opposes changes to traditional methods and practices
a new style of play that offended the sport's purists a language purist who is always looking to correct the speech of others
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Some purists will disagree, though, at this point, these sets sound almost identical to an analog counterpart despite coming in a much more compact and convenient package.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
This means that some liberals are no longer climate purists and some conservatives are no longer climate skeptics.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
This means that some liberals are no longer climate purists and some conservatives are no longer climate skeptics.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Purists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purists. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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