as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
few of director Alfred Hitchcock's many epigones possess quite the same wit or style as the master
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Recent Examples of epigone
But clearly no cautious epigone, Dawson responded to Dvorak’s charge with results that are entirely his own.
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Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Ms. Yamaguchi is an heir of Tamara de Lempicka, epigone of Art Deco figuration.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 July 2017
That became the conventional wisdom once their stateside epigones took up the cry.
—Tom Carson, New York Times, 1 June 2016
Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Ms. Yamaguchi is an heir of Tamara de Lempicka, epigone of Art Deco figuration.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 July 2017
That became the conventional wisdom once their stateside epigones took up the cry.
—Tom Carson, New York Times, 1 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epigone
Noun
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Still, the movement has adherents who prize the Brutalist aesthetic for its honesty.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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David and Sheila were among England’s earliest adherents to Scientology.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Glenn, a disciple of Parcells and Payton, has been labeled a culture-builder—a coach who gets players to buy into and influence the organization.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Trump has spent years convincing his followers that he's been victimized by political targeting.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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The other side is dedicated to Vishnu, the god of preservation, and his followers.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Erastus Snow was an apostle from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in charge of Arizona colonization.—
Zach Bradshaw,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Dec. 2024
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The other day, The Athletic’s Duncan Alexander — an analytics apostle if ever there was one — got talking with a data denier in a pub.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Epigone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigone. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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