epigones

noun

plural of epigone
as in adherents
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another few of director Alfred Hitchcock's many epigones possess quite the same wit or style as the master

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  1. adherents
  2. followers
  3. disciples
Noun
  • During the ’50s, Zeno forged a connection with André Breton, a cofounder of Surrealism, and exhibited alongside the movement’s adherents in Europe.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But experts and adherents alike warn that this idea fails to reckon with how different traditions and worldviews can often contradict one another.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of adherents
Noun
  • Her tens of millions of social media followers give her a platform far beyond her New York district, and her nickname, AOC, has become one of the most recognizable in American politics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Two fraudulent videos targeting the Senate candidate were posted on Tuesday on X by an account created last month that had few followers.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of followers
Noun
  • One of the 72 disciples appointed by Jesus who is traditionally believed to be the young man fleeing naked at Jesus’ arrest.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Mitchell had told her EIN disciples not to worry after Wiles’ brush off.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of disciples
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“Epigones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigones. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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