1
as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
the followers of Gandhi have spread his philosophy of nonviolence all over the world
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as in imitator
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
Brando's Method acting inspired a whole generation of mumbling followers
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Recent Examples of follower
Aniston has 44 million followers, according to her profile.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The influencer has amassed nearly 2 million followers on TikTok and 3 million followers on Instagram.
—Haley Van Horn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Nearly half of those followers were new this year.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
On Instagram Thursday, Shaggy, who bought a house in Coral Gables for $2 million plus in 2021, showed his followers that he was headed on a plane to Jamaica, along with boxes upon boxes of supplies.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The influencer has amassed nearly 2 million followers on TikTok and 3 million followers on Instagram.
—Haley Van Horn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Nearly half of those followers were new this year.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
On Instagram Thursday, Shaggy, who bought a house in Coral Gables for $2 million plus in 2021, showed his followers that he was headed on a plane to Jamaica, along with boxes upon boxes of supplies.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follower
Noun
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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
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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
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This quickly became the world's best-selling pen and was soon followed by many imitators that sold in the billions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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These are people who are in the know, many of whom actually thought of him as kind of a loser, as kind of an imitator.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ng learnt Tai Chi in 1989 from Master Gene Chen, who was a disciple of Grandmaster Feng ZhiQiang.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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When examining this piece and considering its phrase at the bottom, viewers may ask themselves who in this image is the disciple and who is the master.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Still, there’s a long way to go to match bats, which can contract and compress their muscles to listen only to certain echoes and can detect something as small as a human hair from several meters away.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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For those skipping the meat, there’s two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches offered, a soft echo of sweetness that might almost pass for dessert, accompanied by another anonymous beverage to wash it all down.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Follower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follower. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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