as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said
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Recent Examples of disciple
Pep Guardiola will lock horns with his old disciple Enzo Maresca on Saturday night, a rematch which will be fought in very different circumstances to last summer’s season opener.
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Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Morita tried to take off his master’s head with a sword, but made a botch of it; another disciple had to finish the job.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Rent Regulation Still Has Its Cheerleaders Despite the negative impact of rent regulation on the housing supply in Argentina and New York City, the concept still has its disciples.
—Shimon Shkury, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Sometimes the Supper at Emmaus, when Christ met two disciples after his resurrection, was depicted showing the disciples as contemporary pilgrims.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
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Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Morita tried to take off his master’s head with a sword, but made a botch of it; another disciple had to finish the job.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Rent Regulation Still Has Its Cheerleaders Despite the negative impact of rent regulation on the housing supply in Argentina and New York City, the concept still has its disciples.
—Shimon Shkury, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Sometimes the Supper at Emmaus, when Christ met two disciples after his resurrection, was depicted showing the disciples as contemporary pilgrims.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciple
Noun
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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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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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Constructed above the tomb of Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles, the altar is considered one of the holiest sites in Christianity.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The monastery was founded here in 874, at the site of one of the country’s first Christian churches, built in 305, following a dream a hermit-monk who’d lived for ten years on the island had about the 12 apostles.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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There were even some splits between missionaries and their sponsor churches stateside, where many congregants were attracted to Mr. Trump’s vow to give Christians power in his administration.—
Elizabeth Dias,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Gad originated the role of Elder Cunningham alongside Andrew Rannells' Elder Price in a satiric look at two young missionaries' misguided attempts to spread the gospel in a small Ugandan village.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Disciple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciple. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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