believer
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believers
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someone who has confidence in the truth, existence, or reliability of something.
I am a firm believer that evolution happened the way that evolutionary biologists describe.
The team’s offensive coordinator is a big believer in the run game versus the passing game.
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someone who has or professes faith in something, especially a religion.
The church has grown from a handful of believers, meeting in the pastor’s living room, to a congregation now in excess of 1,000.
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Explanation
A believer is a follower of a particular religion or spiritual practice. Whether you are a Hindu, a Pagan, or a Catholic, you can call yourself a believer. Most believers have specific religious beliefs, but you can be a secular believer as well — for example, you might be a firm believer in socialist economic policies or a believer in the benefits of homeschooling. Basically, anyone who holds a strong belief in the truth of something is a believer. The verb believe is at the heart of believer, and it stems from the Old English belyfan, "to believe."
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“I am a career educator and strong believer in public education,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Singaporean business student Shyan Lim is a firm believer in AI-related shares, putting about three-quarters of his savings into tech stocks.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I’m a firm believer that entertaining at home should not attempt to recreate a restaurant experience beat for beat.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
She remains a believer in the strategy of QXO CEO Brad Jacobs, the serial entrepreneur who helped build United Rentals and XPO Logistics, to gain market share through mergers in the fragmented building supplies business.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
“You know, we were wrong about her. One day I’ll tell you everything, but...let’s just say I’m a big believer in second chances now.”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
“We are believers in the reindustrialization of America,” Robotti said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
With Austin and his talented friends serving as the early believers, Miller is trying to build a program from the ground up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I was in love with the frisson of transgression,” said Anna, one of the disillusioned former believers profiled in Sam Adler-Bell’s March 2026 investigation “The women leaving the new right.”
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
That is why even AI’s believers acknowledge that proving its potential will take several more years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“How does Washington come on? Many beaux? Many believers? Many friends? Answer these questions you wicked little Maggie.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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