protégés

Definition of protégésnext
plural of protégé

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégés
Noun
  • With less access to scholarships and aid, some students may elect to choose a different path of study, potentially sinking enrollment below the quotas set by the law enacted last year.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
  • School officials said the bus was transporting third-grade students back from a school trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City when the incident occurred.
    Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Julia Mejia arguably received the most favorable committee chairmanship of Worrell’s supporters, with education.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
  • As Venezuelans have slowly emerged from their homes to buy groceries, see family, and go back to work, many are leaving their phones at home, concerned about their devices being searched by armed supporters of the government known as colectivos.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Protégés.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9s. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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