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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
  • Academics cite Wallace’s story as one of the catalysts behind a fringe concept that has spread among adherents to the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement and is gaining traction at the highest levels of the federal government.
    Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Srinivasan’s Network State—and its core idea of capturing or creating parallel, anti-democratic institutions—was attracting adherents on the tech right.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bielsa lost both finals but gained admirers and disciples.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.
    Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Striking these partnerships often requires that a creator have millions of followers, and produce longer-form content with high production value.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
  • An official at the Attorney General's office confirmed to Newsweek that the X account, which has 36 followers and has tweeted 577 times was linked to Ray.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Grand Blanc attack was mentioned briefly on Saturday, Oct 4, at the start of the two-day conference by Elder Gary Stevenson, one of 12 apostles who help lead the church's 17.5 million members worldwide, almost 47,000 of them in Michigan.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Nelson served as an apostle beginning in 1984 and became the church's leader in 2018.
    Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Epigone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigone. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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