protégé

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
Noun
  • Henderson, a black 17-year-old student, identified as incel and expressed antisemitic, nihilistic, and occult beliefs, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Group members met as students at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts in the late 1980s.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Florian Wirtz, a £116m arrival from Bayer Leverkusen, was another second-half substitute for the Premier League champions.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Bubba Wallace is the driver on the bubble as the round begins, one point ahead of Austin Cindric, two points clear of two-time NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano and Ross Chastain and three points up on Tyler Reddick.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While his supporters see a pragmatist trying to make the best of a bad decision, his many detractors dismiss him as egotistical and unable to see his failures.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Gueye made amends on 58 minutes, crashing the ball home in front of Everton’s supporters.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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