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
Since releasing Mayhem, her first new LP since 2020’s Chromatica, Mother Monster has been communing with her disciples around the world on an extensive tour, which included a massive free concert at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach last year.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
And their patients walk out looking refreshed, not remade — faces harmonized thanks to a mentor who taught the disciples how to see.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Canales, a disciple of Pete Carroll, and Idzik worked together in Seattle and in Tampa Bay and now in Carolina.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
Then last June, the Nuggets snatched Wallace back from Minnesota, hiring him as their new co-general manager alongside his friend Ben Tenzer — another longtime Connelly disciple who’d been a steady hand behind the scenes in Denver’s front office since 2013.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
And their patients walk out looking refreshed, not remade — faces harmonized thanks to a mentor who taught the disciples how to see.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Canales, a disciple of Pete Carroll, and Idzik worked together in Seattle and in Tampa Bay and now in Carolina.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
Then last June, the Nuggets snatched Wallace back from Minnesota, hiring him as their new co-general manager alongside his friend Ben Tenzer — another longtime Connelly disciple who’d been a steady hand behind the scenes in Denver’s front office since 2013.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciple
Noun
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Its adherents promote terrorism and sabotage to incite a race war and to bring about social collapse.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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And most of today’s Esperanto adherents are neither naïve nor even particularly batty.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The backstory The Ritz-Carlton Maldives opening is bittersweet for followers of Kerry Hill, the late, venerated Australian architect responsible for some of the most legendary hotels in the last quarter-century (including several Aman properties and The Datai Langkawi).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The Eternal Values promise Mierers lured followers in with discussions of enlightenment and mental clarity, often revolving around diet, exercise, celibacy, and the willingness to give up material possessions.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.—
Stephanie McCrummen,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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The New Testament does contain positive depictions of Pharisees — Levine points to Nicodemus, who defended Jesus and helped bury him, and Gamaliel, who advocated for the apostles Peter and John.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Disciple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciple. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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