protégé

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
Noun
  • As student Natalie Green, Cohn was an early role model for body positivity.
    Michele Corriston, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • An Ivy League student accused of making up an entire life story to gain admission was expelled earlier this semester, prompting fresh concerns over academic fraud and gaps in university vetting that experts say could also expose elite institutions to foreign influence and espionage risks.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • India was the last of the four teams to qualify for the semifinals, but then beat defending champion and seven-time winner Australia by five wickets to reach the final.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Obiri, who won NYCM in 2023 and finished second in 2024, outlasted countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 NYCM champion.
    Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Favorability Ratings Reveal Polarized Electorate All three candidates face underwater favorability ratings, though Mamdani’s supporters remain the most energized.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • At last weekend’s general assembly of Barcelona club members, Laporta tried to thread a delicate path when defending the plan to play a domestic game over 4,500 miles away, knowing that Tebas is not exactly popular with his team’s supporters.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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