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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Recent Examples of acolyte
Relatives, academics, and acolytes duly sifted through the decades of family debris.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The issue is whether Musk and his acolytes have access to individual taxpayer data, which is subject to strict disclosure rules.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump and his acolytes have expressed anger at the South African government, which has taken issue with the nation’s white minority constituting roughly 7% of the population while owning more than 70% of the land.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
So while some Barnes students rebelled, others became acolytes.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The issue is whether Musk and his acolytes have access to individual taxpayer data, which is subject to strict disclosure rules.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump and his acolytes have expressed anger at the South African government, which has taken issue with the nation’s white minority constituting roughly 7% of the population while owning more than 70% of the land.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
So while some Barnes students rebelled, others became acolytes.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acolyte
Noun
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Wide range of protesters That message appears to be gathering a broader range of adherents than previous waves of popular protests against Mr. Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian style of government.—
Fariba Nawa,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Mar. 2025
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Trump supporters who are adherents of the Heritage Foundation’s 900-page Project 2025 policy guidebook backed a proposal to raise the retirement age from 67 to 69.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
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Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jesus Christ Superstar follows the personal relationships and struggles among Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers, and the Roman Empire.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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In lieu of discussions of who is best for the role artistically, the question becomes who will sell more tickets (Ivy has 3 million followers but TikTok influencers rally around Chloe) and create a less toxic workplace.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to Rolling Stone, the singer’s public profile is one of the eight followers, as well as SZA, producer Michael Uzowuru, singer girlsweetvoiced and audio engineer Sean Matsukawa.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Acolyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acolyte. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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