as in adherents
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 disciples
After playing multiple years in coordinator Vic Fangio’s defenses with the Dolphins and Eagles, Phillips will play for Ejiro Evero, who was Fangio’s assistant in 2014 and coached under one of his disciples, Brandon Staley.
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The other emerged from Jewish disciples of Jesus, eventually becoming Christianity, carrying the ethical inheritance of the Hebrew Scriptures across civilizations.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
As the deep bass from the DJ’s techno beats shook cups of cocktail sauce on a nearby table, Koc, a software engineer by day, gestured to the hundreds of OpenClaw disciples on the dance floor and argued that the excitement was more than just a passing fad.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Those outside of it appreciate the singularity of his collections—minimal, revealing, sharp—but have not yet become disciples.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
The collection prominently features bones and teeth purported to have come from the bodies of the Buddha, his relatives and disciples.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
The collection prominently features bones and teeth believed to have come from the bodies of the Buddha, his relatives and disciples.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Of Jesus’ 12 disciples, Saint Peter is one of the most important.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The only difference is former Packers executive Ron Wolf and his disciples did a better job identifying talents such as Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love while the best quarterbacks Miami landed during that exact same stretch were Chad Henne, Ryan Tannehill and Tagovailoa.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The other emerged from Jewish disciples of Jesus, eventually becoming Christianity, carrying the ethical inheritance of the Hebrew Scriptures across civilizations.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
As the deep bass from the DJ’s techno beats shook cups of cocktail sauce on a nearby table, Koc, a software engineer by day, gestured to the hundreds of OpenClaw disciples on the dance floor and argued that the excitement was more than just a passing fad.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Those outside of it appreciate the singularity of his collections—minimal, revealing, sharp—but have not yet become disciples.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
The collection prominently features bones and teeth purported to have come from the bodies of the Buddha, his relatives and disciples.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
The collection prominently features bones and teeth believed to have come from the bodies of the Buddha, his relatives and disciples.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Of Jesus’ 12 disciples, Saint Peter is one of the most important.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The only difference is former Packers executive Ron Wolf and his disciples did a better job identifying talents such as Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love while the best quarterbacks Miami landed during that exact same stretch were Chad Henne, Ryan Tannehill and Tagovailoa.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciples
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Aleph and other Jewish chaplaincy groups say the chaplaincy system is being undermined by the Messianic movement, whose adherents may identify as Jews but are not recognized as such by any denomination of Judaism.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Successful outreach requires making effort to understand how religious adherents think, acknowledging their concerns, and humbly recognizing that medical knowledge is shaped by more than mere empiricism.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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Around the time the account hit 50,000 followers, Van der Velden announced that several talent agents were interested in representing Tilly.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Lighthouse Studios’ first major effort is a partnership with director and creator Cole Bennett’s Lyrical Lemonade digital media venture that has more than 24 million YouTube followers.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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The New Testament canon usually includes 27 books, including the four gospels that describe Jesus’ life – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – and Acts, which describes the works of the apostles who continued Jesus’ ministry after his death.—
Christy Cobb,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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This is the final day of Lent for Christians and focuses on the remembrance of both the foot washing and the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Disciples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciples. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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