as in adherents
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 disciples
Over 20 years, Belichick disciples became prone to treating players as disposable assets instead of human beings they are supposed to both employ and empower.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
These Birdman-disciples are severe kill-joys who consider women merely vessels for heirs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
But witnessing that scene Sunday night, even the most casual fan among a platoon of 50,000 disciples would grin at this once-implausible sight.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Some of these are among Jang's top disciples.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh
naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
According to prosecutors, Manson ordered his disciples to butcher some of LA’s rich and famous to trigger a race war.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Chapters led by Eli Stewart and other Savala disciples were churning out dozens of new ministers every year.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
These were composed somewhere far from Jerusalem, in a language that Jesus and his disciples would not have known, by writers who could not have been eyewitnesses.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
These Birdman-disciples are severe kill-joys who consider women merely vessels for heirs.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
But witnessing that scene Sunday night, even the most casual fan among a platoon of 50,000 disciples would grin at this once-implausible sight.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Some of these are among Jang's top disciples.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh
naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
According to prosecutors, Manson ordered his disciples to butcher some of LA’s rich and famous to trigger a race war.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Chapters led by Eli Stewart and other Savala disciples were churning out dozens of new ministers every year.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
These were composed somewhere far from Jerusalem, in a language that Jesus and his disciples would not have known, by writers who could not have been eyewitnesses.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciples
Noun
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After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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By the end of the season, Unrivaled’s main accounts across six platforms reached nearly 400,000 followers, while its clubs added another 334,000 combined.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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By then Kirk had amassed millions of followers across social media, and The Charlie Kirk Show became one of the most popular political podcasts in the country.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the Jesus tower, another would be dedicated to Mary, with bluish granite ornaments meant to evoke her iconic cloak; there would also be spires for each of the four Evangelists and the twelve apostles.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 9th-century monastery rises from the plateau—its stone walls etched with faded medieval frescoes of apostles and Last Judgement scenes.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Disciples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciples. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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