as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a highly influential economist whose acolytes can be found at many major universities
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Read More: Donald Trump’s Disruption Is Back To critics, Trump’s nominations reflect another impulse: to install obedient, often inexperienced, acolytes who will acquiesce to his demands to turn the government into an instrument for his own self-interest.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Hosted by the cultural critic Wesley Morris, the series layers musical analysis of Wonder’s songs and insightful interviews with industry colleagues and acolytes.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Republican Kari Lake, a Trump acolyte who recently lost her bid for U.S. Senate, is reportedly a top contender to serve as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
With Donald Trump in the White House again, this Know Nothing legacy has its most powerful acolyte ever.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Hosted by the cultural critic Wesley Morris, the series layers musical analysis of Wonder’s songs and insightful interviews with industry colleagues and acolytes.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Republican Kari Lake, a Trump acolyte who recently lost her bid for U.S. Senate, is reportedly a top contender to serve as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
With Donald Trump in the White House again, this Know Nothing legacy has its most powerful acolyte ever.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acolyte
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Trump has routinely demanded that his adherents, family or not, state that black is white.—
Jon Allsop,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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But many also cited or were adherents of the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2024
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Superstar finds Judas grappling and unimpressed with Jesus’ leadership involving his disciples, with a modern twist coming in the form of slang, culture, and more.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Price’s YouTube channel has since amassed nearly 1.4 million followers, with an additional 1.1 million followers on Instagram.—
Taryn White,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Indian media reported that there was a bomb threat against the aircraft, and Flight Emergency, a flight-tracking account on X with more than 195,000 followers, also wrote that the diversion was due to a bomb threat.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Acolyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acolyte. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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