as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
few of director Alfred Hitchcock's many epigones possess quite the same wit or style as the master
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Recent Examples of epigone
But clearly no cautious epigone, Dawson responded to Dvorak’s charge with results that are entirely his own.
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Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Ms. Yamaguchi is an heir of Tamara de Lempicka, epigone of Art Deco figuration.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 July 2017
That became the conventional wisdom once their stateside epigones took up the cry.
—Tom Carson, New York Times, 1 June 2016
Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
Ms. Yamaguchi is an heir of Tamara de Lempicka, epigone of Art Deco figuration.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 July 2017
That became the conventional wisdom once their stateside epigones took up the cry.
—Tom Carson, New York Times, 1 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epigone
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Politics has a way of consuming its adherents and turning them into screaming Muppets without the entertainment value.Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Better, like the Deep Adaptation adherents, to dedicate themselves to accepting their fate.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
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And then there's Elon Musk and his Doge disciples, who reportedly include longtime associate and Boring Co. president Steve Davis.Dan Primack, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately for Donald Trump and his disciples, Mother Nature—like the equally tempestuous Stormy Daniels—can’t be bought off with hush money.Jack Sullivan, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
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The creator industry works because of the relationships that are built between creators and their followers.Rodney Mason, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Posts no longer appear in followers’ timelines instantly, and posts with links are shown less, like service alerts with links for more details, agency officials said in a statement.Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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The other day, The Athletic’s Duncan Alexander — an analytics apostle if ever there was one — got talking with a data denier in a pub.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Taken together, these apostles display impressive credentials.Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Epigone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigone. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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