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Recent Examples of protégé
After the game, Ontario Christian honored Holguin’s determination as a protege of the late Kobe Bryant by presenting her with a mural of the Lakers star.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Yet the looming threat of a victory of Marine Le Pen or her protege, Jordan Bardella, in ballots starting in April 2027 in France could push European leaders to adjust their timetable.
—Jana Randow, Bloomberg, 16 Feb. 2026
Okuwa is a protege of Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and served as the head sushi chef at Morimoto's flagship restaurants in Philadelphia and New York.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2026
The plot follows a visionary billionaire (Kapoor) who grooms a rising tycoon (Vijay Varma) to take over the reins of India’s largest conglomerate as his successor, only to unceremoniously fire his protege a few months into the job.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Michael Gandolfini’s Daniel Blake, Kingpin’s protege, and Arty Froushan’s Buck Cashman, the villain’s right hand man, also return in the trailer.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Similar views are now represented by his protege Sanae Takaichi, who took office in October as Japan’s first female prime minister.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Assistant head coach Gus Bradley was thought to be next in line if his protege Saleh left, but that just seems too easy and is by no means a slam dunk.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The current prime minister, Abe’s protege Sanae Takaichi, has called snap polls next month to capitalize on her rising popularity while hoping to rebuild the LDP brand.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Yet the looming threat of a victory of Marine Le Pen or her protege, Jordan Bardella, in ballots starting in April 2027 in France could push European leaders to adjust their timetable.
—Jana Randow, Bloomberg, 16 Feb. 2026
Okuwa is a protege of Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and served as the head sushi chef at Morimoto's flagship restaurants in Philadelphia and New York.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2026
The plot follows a visionary billionaire (Kapoor) who grooms a rising tycoon (Vijay Varma) to take over the reins of India’s largest conglomerate as his successor, only to unceremoniously fire his protege a few months into the job.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Michael Gandolfini’s Daniel Blake, Kingpin’s protege, and Arty Froushan’s Buck Cashman, the villain’s right hand man, also return in the trailer.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Similar views are now represented by his protege Sanae Takaichi, who took office in October as Japan’s first female prime minister.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Assistant head coach Gus Bradley was thought to be next in line if his protege Saleh left, but that just seems too easy and is by no means a slam dunk.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The current prime minister, Abe’s protege Sanae Takaichi, has called snap polls next month to capitalize on her rising popularity while hoping to rebuild the LDP brand.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
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Justin Clarke-Samuel, a 41-year-old Briton who performs rap music as Ghetts, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and barred from driving for 17 years for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in an October 2025 hit-and-run in London.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Look no further than your typical classroom, where a book being passionately taught by a professor is undoubtedly being judged as utterly meaningless by at least one of their students.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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Season 42 continues on Monday with James Denison returning as champion to face two new challengers.—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The host Knights used their balanced attack and nine three-pointers to simply overwhelm defending state champion Etiwanda, 80-66.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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One of the biggest flashpoints came in November when Van de Ven and Djed Spence walked straight down the tunnel without acknowledging the supporters after a 1-0 defeat at home by rivals Chelsea.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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And yet Hezbollah’s choice to plunge the country into war has fractured the group, which is now facing backlash from its own supporters, and from the Lebanese government.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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