as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said
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Recent Examples of disciple
Bielsa lost both finals but gained admirers and disciples.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.
—Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.
—Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciple
Noun
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To symbolize this united centrist front, adherents of The Change fly American flags that have been reconfigured to place the field of stars smack in the middle of the stripes.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Academics cite Wallace’s story as one of the catalysts behind a fringe concept that has spread among adherents to the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement and is gaining traction at the highest levels of the federal government.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cissé, who was not a member of the military, sometimes posted images of herself in military fatigues to her more than 140,00 TikTok followers, which is thought to have drawn attention from the armed men.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Since the government shutdown delayed funding for SNAP in November, Curry has been sharing strategies on how to find free or affordable food with his social media followers.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Grand Blanc attack was mentioned briefly on Saturday, Oct 4, at the start of the two-day conference by Elder Gary Stevenson, one of 12 apostles who help lead the church's 17.5 million members worldwide, almost 47,000 of them in Michigan.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Nelson served as an apostle beginning in 1984 and became the church's leader in 2018.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Disciple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciple. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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