as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
the bandage is made from a mildly adherent fiber
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as in follower
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
the Flat Earth Society surely doesn't have many adherents
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Recent Examples of adherent
Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Researchers separated out a group of patients who took their medication for at least a full 120 days, to make sure the difference couldn’t be chalked up to one group being more adherent than the other.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 22 May 2024
Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Its adherents believe that on social media and in other online spaces, only a few real people create posts, comments, and images.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
For example, in the HIV disease area, patients on single tablet regimens are more adherent and persistent than those on multiple tablet treatments.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Researchers separated out a group of patients who took their medication for at least a full 120 days, to make sure the difference couldn’t be chalked up to one group being more adherent than the other.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 22 May 2024
Noun
Some soaking adherents tightly gripped iron chains secured to concrete stairs so the fast-rushing flow from the Himalayas wouldn’t fatally sweep them downstream.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Its adherents believe that on social media and in other online spaces, only a few real people create posts, comments, and images.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adherent
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The romantic Netflix drama is set in London in the early 1800s, and while bandages existed, small adhesive bandages, like the one Araminta wore, didn't come around until later, a TikToker pointed out.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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During an initial ascent, athletes wear adhesive skins on the bottoms of their skis, which enable them to ski uphill.—
Mark Scaglione,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Named after the 19th-Century Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston, the cat quickly garnered a large online fanbase, boasting nearly 100,000 followers as of Tuesday who closely tracked his adventures across Westminster.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Austin was a fearless leader, a gracious man, a devoted father and husband, and a faithful follower of Christ.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Neighbor disputes can be sticky, and the one between Fort Worth, Aledo and Willow Park is no exception.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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Baking Soda and Hydrogen Peroxide Even with regular cleaning, the grids on a waffle maker will develop an oily, sticky residue after a period of time.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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The aviation industry is just one to two generations away from flamboyant founders like Juan Trippe, Eddie Rickenbacker, Lamar Muse, Herb Kelleher, Ed Beauvais, and their charismatic disciples Bob Crandall, Ed Colodny, Al Casey, Frank Borman, Frank Lorenzo, and Gordon Bethune.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Like their future disciples in PC Music, Scritti Politti were giddy pop fans who approached the form as self-conscious outsiders, foregrounding its artificiality, pushing its bright colors to new extremes, aiming to make great pop records that also asked probing questions about what pop even is.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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As one Texas insider explained to me, Cornyn is the national candidate who isn’t exactly loved at home, while Paxton draws adoration from partisans at home who may show up to send a message that what’s happening in Washington is not to their tastes.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Political partisans tend to behave in a partisan way—even if that partisanship is disguised as apolitical, Christian living.—
Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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To his excited supporters, Platner might just be the Democrats’ perfect populist insurgent for Maine.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Unless public land supporters in office act to clarify corner crossing in law, access will continue to shrink.—
Karlee Provenza,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Adherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adherent. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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