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Noun
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024 -
When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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So while some Barnes students rebelled, others became acolytes.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Often imitated but never duplicated, this show’s universal influence has stood the test of time more than any other title on this list and continues to be reinterpreted and reinvented for both new fans and older acolytes.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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His disciples have kept the Ravens in contention nearly every year since.—
The Athletic,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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But the book created a movement full of disciples — Chiengora Hand Spinners, a Facebook group, now has over 1,300 members — and made the idea accessible to the public.—
Rosalie R. Radomsky,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Proselytizers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytizers. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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