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as in adherents
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
the followers of Gandhi have spread his philosophy of nonviolence all over the world
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as in imitators
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
Brando's Method acting inspired a whole generation of mumbling followers
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Recent Examples of followers
Employers increasingly wonder whether campuses are cultivating independent thinkers or just cautious followers.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
His family was denied access to his body for days after his death, fueling suspicions of foul play among followers.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The memorial, which will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is expected to attract thousands of Kirk’s followers.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Kirk’s social-media accounts have posthumously gained millions of followers.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
More traditional petroleum industry followers would urge the companies to keep focused on their core fossil fuel businesses to meet growing energy demand and corresponding near-term shareholder returns.
—Michael Oxman, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
Matt Wallace, an influencer with more than two million followers on X, wrote on the social media platform last week that his team has managed to get dozens of people fired over their reactions.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The administration has nearly 1 million followers on the platform.
—Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
His family was denied access to his body for days after his death, fueling suspicions of foul play among followers.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
The memorial, which will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is expected to attract thousands of Kirk’s followers.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Kirk’s social-media accounts have posthumously gained millions of followers.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
More traditional petroleum industry followers would urge the companies to keep focused on their core fossil fuel businesses to meet growing energy demand and corresponding near-term shareholder returns.
—Michael Oxman, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
Matt Wallace, an influencer with more than two million followers on X, wrote on the social media platform last week that his team has managed to get dozens of people fired over their reactions.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The administration has nearly 1 million followers on the platform.
—Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for followers
Noun
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The ideologies of antifa adherents are based on various left-wing causes, including communism, anarchism and socialism, while many also support environmentalism, the rights of indigenous populations and LGBTQ+ rights.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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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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However, although Strategy’s strategy has inspired imitators, the risks remain substantial.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Critics started using the ungainly term Apatowian to describe his imitators.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Illustration by Newsweek Olivet University sits at the center of the legal troubles that have dogged Jang's disciples for the past decade.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The United States may be entering into an era of heightened political violence and assassination with some echoes to the 1960s.—
Time,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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The series throws its 292 fallen samurai warriors into a fight to the death and, ultimately, for the winner, untold riches, with period echoes of FX’s wildly successful Shogun and plot echoes of Netflix’s own blockbuster Squid Game.—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Followers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followers. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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