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Recent Examples of protégé
Conductor Teddy Abrams, a protege of San Francisco Symphony Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson-Thomas, is set to take over as artistic and executive director later this year.
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Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
The show follows Deborah’s complicated relationship with her protege Ava (Hannah Einbender), a millennial comedy writer who initially teams up with Deborah to freshen up her Las Vegas act before eventually becoming a close friend and collaborator.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
When Sun died in 1925, his protege, Chiang, took the reins of the Nationalist movement.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
The show follows Deborah’s complicated relationship with her protege Ava (Hannah Einbender), a millennial comedy writer who initially teams up with Deborah to freshen up her Las Vegas act before eventually becoming a close friend and collaborator.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
When Sun died in 1925, his protege, Chiang, took the reins of the Nationalist movement.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
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Mariam explained that she’d been admitted to Bronx Science through a program called Discovery, for students from disadvantaged backgrounds whose test scores fell just below the school’s cutoff line.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The proposal would allow schools that already have student-athlete drug testing programs to also include nicotine in those screenings.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Starting pitcher Brady Cunningham hits two homers and drives in four runs in 16-8 win over defending Class 4A champion Libertyville.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Five-division world champion Claressa Shields also signed a lucrative deal last November, guaranteeing the American a minimum of $8 million for a two-year, four-fight package with Salita Promotions and Wynn Records.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Opposition politician Nadezhdin, his supporters and other activist groups have filed for permission to hold rallies in dozens of cities on April 12, when Russia marks Cosmonautics Day, honoring the 1961 flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Lopez then appeared to break a bit of news to his supporters.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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