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Recent Examples of epigone But clearly no cautious epigone, Dawson responded to Dvorak’s charge with results that are entirely his own. Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023 Ms. Yamaguchi is an heir of Tamara de Lempicka, epigone of Art Deco figuration. Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epigone
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.
    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
Noun
  • Every brand chases clicks, followers and fleeting visibility.
    Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps livestreaming a joke would resonate enough for people to tip or become a follower.
    Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nelson served as an apostle beginning in 1984 and became the church's leader in 2018.
    Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • By long-standing practice, the most senior apostle then becomes the next church president.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Epigone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigone. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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