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Recent Examples of protégé
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.
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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
The Bill Belichick protege tree hadn’t impressed most NFL observers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Head coach and mentor Kenny Dillingham has already wished his former protege luck in his future endeavors, as he is set to be one of the top candidates transferring this offseason.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Bessent was a protege of Stan Druckenmiller, who pushed him into the high-profile job of chief investment officer in 2011.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Connect 3 is searching for their next protege.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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
The Bill Belichick protege tree hadn’t impressed most NFL observers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Head coach and mentor Kenny Dillingham has already wished his former protege luck in his future endeavors, as he is set to be one of the top candidates transferring this offseason.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Bessent was a protege of Stan Druckenmiller, who pushed him into the high-profile job of chief investment officer in 2011.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Connect 3 is searching for their next protege.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
Noun
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That idea carried beyond the classroom when students petitioned City Hall to make South Miami the nation’s first Compassionate City.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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In a unique marketing strategy, the studio printed four different postcards — each showing one of the core stars in the first looks at the characters — that were dispersed throughout the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts for students to find.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Michigan printed and sold the 2023 national champions T-shirts, hats and coffee mugs.—
Mac Engel
January 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a matter of eight days, the Hornets (14-26) have gone from pummeling the defending champion in Oklahoma City to losing consecutive games at home to Toronto and Indiana in gut-wrenching fashion to recording the largest margin of victory on the road in franchise history by pounding Utah.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yet the fact remains that their league position has slipped from fifth to 12th since away supporters last watched their team winning in the league, 2-0 at Nottingham Forest at the end of November.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire and Perfect Days director and long-time Berlinale supporter Wenders was announced as the president of the jury in December.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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