as in followers
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 adherents
To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Certainly the idea that having a bunch of wealth will prevent you from getting into heaven has been conveniently ignored by many adherents.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
The ideologies of antifa adherents are based on various left-wing causes, including communism, anarchism and socialism, while many also support environmentalism, the rights of indigenous populations and LGBTQ+ rights.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.
—Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Certainly the idea that having a bunch of wealth will prevent you from getting into heaven has been conveniently ignored by many adherents.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
The ideologies of antifa adherents are based on various left-wing causes, including communism, anarchism and socialism, while many also support environmentalism, the rights of indigenous populations and LGBTQ+ rights.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.
—Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adherents
Noun
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In another TikTok video, Kacie gave some dating advice to her followers.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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Musk shared the post, bringing it to his audience of over 226 million followers.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.—
Amy Stephens,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Adherents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adherents. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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