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
His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.
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Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Illustration by Newsweek Olivet University sits at the center of the legal troubles that have dogged Jang's disciples for the past decade.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Over 20 years, Belichick disciples became prone to treating players as disposable assets instead of human beings they are supposed to both employ and empower.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
These Birdman-disciples are severe kill-joys who consider women merely vessels for heirs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
But witnessing that scene Sunday night, even the most casual fan among a platoon of 50,000 disciples would grin at this once-implausible sight.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
These were composed somewhere far from Jerusalem, in a language that Jesus and his disciples would not have known, by writers who could not have been eyewitnesses.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Illustration by Newsweek Olivet University sits at the center of the legal troubles that have dogged Jang's disciples for the past decade.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Over 20 years, Belichick disciples became prone to treating players as disposable assets instead of human beings they are supposed to both employ and empower.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
These Birdman-disciples are severe kill-joys who consider women merely vessels for heirs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
But witnessing that scene Sunday night, even the most casual fan among a platoon of 50,000 disciples would grin at this once-implausible sight.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
These were composed somewhere far from Jerusalem, in a language that Jesus and his disciples would not have known, by writers who could not have been eyewitnesses.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciples
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The international outfit recruits followers to join nearby cells and will refer prospects to, as well as put them in contact with, antifa chapters in their area.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Religious leaders, meanwhile, have pushed back against the prophecy, reminding followers that no one knows the day or the hour of Christ’s return.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the Jesus tower, another would be dedicated to Mary, with bluish granite ornaments meant to evoke her iconic cloak; there would also be spires for each of the four Evangelists and the twelve apostles.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 9th-century monastery rises from the plateau—its stone walls etched with faded medieval frescoes of apostles and Last Judgement scenes.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Disciples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciples. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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