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
Aspiring early retirees of a more modest sort curb their ambitions considerably; the LeanFIRE subset, for example, counts adherents who are saving for subsistence, a nest egg that will cover just their basic necessities.
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Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Its adherents promote terrorism and sabotage to incite a race war and to bring about social collapse.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
By the early Nineties, there were enough speakers to hold the first pan-African Esperanto Congress, for which adherents flocked to Togo from surrounding West African nations.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Its adherents wielded the power of the federal government.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Critics say event ‘hijacked’ by Christian nationalism Critics say Rededicate 250 is shaping up to promote Christian nationalism — whose adherents typically believe that the United States was founded as and should be a Christian nation.
—Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Scientology is a religious group shrouded in privacy that has garnered attention for its celebrity adherents, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 3 May 2026
TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Finally, some adherents to the rocks-in-the-bottom-of-pots philosophy claim that those pieces help by keeping potting mix from falling through the pot’s drain holes.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Apr. 2026
Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Its adherents promote terrorism and sabotage to incite a race war and to bring about social collapse.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 27 May 2026
By the early Nineties, there were enough speakers to hold the first pan-African Esperanto Congress, for which adherents flocked to Togo from surrounding West African nations.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Its adherents wielded the power of the federal government.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Critics say event ‘hijacked’ by Christian nationalism Critics say Rededicate 250 is shaping up to promote Christian nationalism — whose adherents typically believe that the United States was founded as and should be a Christian nation.
—Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Scientology is a religious group shrouded in privacy that has garnered attention for its celebrity adherents, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 3 May 2026
TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Finally, some adherents to the rocks-in-the-bottom-of-pots philosophy claim that those pieces help by keeping potting mix from falling through the pot’s drain holes.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adherents
Noun
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Ronaldo has 665 million followers on Instagram, more than any other human, twice as many as Taylor Swift (273 million) or more than Swift and Beyonce (300 million) combined.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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To fair success, from the looks of her 60k+ followers.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt are his overwhelmed disciples, imbued with discomfiting powers that could be key to making contact with these otherworldly guests.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Much of the lost information was reconstructed by Gaudí’s disciples and collaborators, who had documented his ideas in books, articles, drawings and photographs.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Noun
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With a large pack of Democrats running and just two serious Republican contenders, Democratic partisans feared their fractured vote would let the GOP nab both spots in Tuesday’s top-two primary.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Tribalism renders too many partisans unable to think ahead more than one election.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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“Adherents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adherents. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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