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
Bost narrowly defeated Bailey in last year’s Republican congressional primary in a contest of which candidate was a bigger Trump acolyte.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Over the last 15 years, Trump and his acolytes have often used Chicago and the city’s gun violence as political punching bags, garnering support among law enforcement officers and voters in the city’s more conservative neighborhoods.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
And his most famous acolyte has the president’s ear: Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The claims by President Donald Trump and his acolytes in Congress that our nation’s gun violence crisis is caused by mental health issues, not the proliferation of guns, are belied by the recent U.S. Department of Education cuts for school mental health programs.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Over the last 15 years, Trump and his acolytes have often used Chicago and the city’s gun violence as political punching bags, garnering support among law enforcement officers and voters in the city’s more conservative neighborhoods.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
And his most famous acolyte has the president’s ear: Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The claims by President Donald Trump and his acolytes in Congress that our nation’s gun violence crisis is caused by mental health issues, not the proliferation of guns, are belied by the recent U.S. Department of Education cuts for school mental health programs.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acolyte
Noun
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Its adherents numbered in the tens of thousands in 2018 and surged to millions by 2020.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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She was born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, and left Russia with many other adherents of Hasidism on the famous escape trains to Poland.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In these words, Peter, asked by the Master, together with the other disciples, about his faith in him, expressed the patrimony that the Church, through the apostolic succession, has preserved, deepened and handed on for two thousand years.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Her inner 12-year-old self, one of the many disciples who adhered to the gospel of Blume, did just that — though Forever was not initially up for option.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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In her Instagram post, Maria Carolina warned her 173,000 followers to be careful when out on the road.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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There, Rowling posts several times a day in support of gender fundamentalism to her 14 million-plus followers, frequently trading barbs with commenters—even fracturing her relationship with Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint—while toasting her own personal successes.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Acolyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acolyte. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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