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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
Nicole, 33, has since taken to Instagram to share her experience with followers, posting a clip of her night out at Breezy Bowl alongside a lengthy caption.
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Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Squeaky & Roy, which was inspired by the D’Amelios’ childhood toys, has become popular across the internet launching in 2021, thanks in large part to the sisters’ tens of millions of social followers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
The administration has nearly 1 million followers on the platform.
—Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Forrest Frank has lost nearly 30,000 of his millions of Instagram followers since sharing his views on Charlie Kirk's assassination, but the Christian singer isn't bothered by it.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Squeaky & Roy, which was inspired by the D’Amelios’ childhood toys, has become popular across the internet launching in 2021, thanks in large part to the sisters’ tens of millions of social followers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
The administration has nearly 1 million followers on the platform.
—Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Forrest Frank has lost nearly 30,000 of his millions of Instagram followers since sharing his views on Charlie Kirk's assassination, but the Christian singer isn't bothered by it.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follower
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After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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That instinct to merge craftsmanship with culture has kept him ahead of imitators.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Build a content machine that runs so fast, followers see you as the source, not the imitators.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Street food tours through Gwangjang Market echo scenes of communal joy found in the film’s lighter moments.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the seas warm, researchers have found that sound carries farther, and that rising acidity alters the very chemistry of how vibrations move through saltwater, reshaping the pathways of song and echo.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Follower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follower. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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