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Recent Examples of protégé
Alcaraz, who is deemed a protege of his fellow Spaniard, might inherit the title.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 June 2025
Ben Wang stars as Li Fong, a protege learning all the right moves in director Jonathan Entwistle’s ode to the series and the movies.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
Snead protege James Gladstone, the first-year general manager of the Jacksonville Jaguars, made headlines on the first night of the draft by trading up to take cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter with the second overall pick.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Usher was one of Combs’ earliest proteges after LA Reid signed the R&B singer to LaFace and Arista.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
In an odd twist, Woodson faces first-year Wolverines coach Dusty May, a former student manager and a Bob Knight protege who some thought might succeed Woodson.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Military purges After coming to power, Xi consolidated control over the world’s largest military by taking down powerful generals from rival factions and replacing them with allies and loyal proteges.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Loomer also called Noble a protege of James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence in the Obama administration and has been deeply critical of Trump.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
This has been an area rife for activism with Icahn protege Keith Meister on the board of MGM, two activists in Penn Entertainment and two more activists in Entain with Eminence founder Ricky Sandler on the board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 June 2025
Ben Wang stars as Li Fong, a protege learning all the right moves in director Jonathan Entwistle’s ode to the series and the movies.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 May 2025
Snead protege James Gladstone, the first-year general manager of the Jacksonville Jaguars, made headlines on the first night of the draft by trading up to take cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter with the second overall pick.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Usher was one of Combs’ earliest proteges after LA Reid signed the R&B singer to LaFace and Arista.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
In an odd twist, Woodson faces first-year Wolverines coach Dusty May, a former student manager and a Bob Knight protege who some thought might succeed Woodson.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Military purges After coming to power, Xi consolidated control over the world’s largest military by taking down powerful generals from rival factions and replacing them with allies and loyal proteges.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Loomer also called Noble a protege of James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence in the Obama administration and has been deeply critical of Trump.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
This has been an area rife for activism with Icahn protege Keith Meister on the board of MGM, two activists in Penn Entertainment and two more activists in Entain with Eminence founder Ricky Sandler on the board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
Noun
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And with 66 colleges/universities available, there’s something for just about every student.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security terminated nearly $3 million in grants to Harvard after the university defied a list of demands that included discontinuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, reforming student discipline policies and implementing a mask ban.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Noun
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With an average age of 25.6 years, Oklahoma City is the second-youngest team in 70 years to reach the finals: the champion 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers, led by the late, great Bill Walton, were younger (25.03 years).—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
4 June 2025
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The eventual winner will have the lowest average age of any NBA champion since 1980.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Cyrus' supporters came to her defense after videos of the moment went viral on social media.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Pachuca is roughly 60 miles (90km) north east of Mexico City in the neighbouring state of Hidalgo, but the two sides that its football club’s supporters loathe the most are located in the capital — Club America and Cruz Azul.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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