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as in adherents
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 imitators
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 followers
In classic Earle fashion, the social media star was transparent with her followers and gave them a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her photo shoot ahead of the 2025 SI Swimsuit launch.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Bedford Erickson, 3, has captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of followers on social media who follow his journey living with a rare condition called Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The Last Supper depicted Jesus breaking bread with his followers, one of which would soon betray him.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Israel made a concerted push for support, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even posting on social media urging followers abroad to vote for Israel the maximum amount.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Last year, the Auschwitz Memorial Museum — after hearing from numerous followers about such posts — published a warning about AI Holocaust posts.
—Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The 21,000-square-foot home sits on the land where actress Sharon Tate, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant, was killed in August 1969 by followers of cult leader Charles Manson.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Governments, however, are typically followers rather than leaders of tech innovation.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The initiative has nearly 100K followers on Instagram and takes the business of protecting Black girls very seriously.
—Essence, 11 May 2026
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Bedford Erickson, 3, has captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of followers on social media who follow his journey living with a rare condition called Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The Last Supper depicted Jesus breaking bread with his followers, one of which would soon betray him.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Israel made a concerted push for support, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even posting on social media urging followers abroad to vote for Israel the maximum amount.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Last year, the Auschwitz Memorial Museum — after hearing from numerous followers about such posts — published a warning about AI Holocaust posts.
—Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The 21,000-square-foot home sits on the land where actress Sharon Tate, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant, was killed in August 1969 by followers of cult leader Charles Manson.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Governments, however, are typically followers rather than leaders of tech innovation.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The initiative has nearly 100K followers on Instagram and takes the business of protecting Black girls very seriously.
—Essence, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followers
Noun
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Scientology is a religious group shrouded in privacy that has garnered attention for its celebrity adherents, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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He’d been struck that the Milwaukee branch of the adherents to his cause were forever boasting about their superior sanitation systems.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Baseball is a copycat league, and success breeds imitators.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Karp’s telling, Basquiat is someone who Just Did Things, like today’s defense tech founders, who possess a similar kind of creative conviction, as opposed to the consumer tech imitators of yesteryear.—
Simon Denny,
Artforum,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just imagine singing along with a club full of other disciples.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Rome, Leo washed the feet of others, as the story of the Last Supper records Jesus doing for his disciples.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But does that have echoes in what’s going on outside our window?—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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“Followers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followers. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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