protégé

noun

Definition of protégénext
as in student

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Recent Examples of protégé Musk and his team of young proteges, which included members as young as 19 years old, set to work gaining access to extremely sensitive personal data of Americans, including Social Security and taxpayer info. — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025 Wilson’s somewhat familiar with Miami’s offense because of his three-year tenure as a starter with Jets, which ran a similar west coast scheme to what McDaniel runs based on his background as a Mike Shanahan protege. — Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 Still, the governor’s criticism of Donalds is striking given the similarities between the two Trump proteges. — Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
  1. student
  2. champion
  3. supporter
Noun
  • Similarly bringing multiple partners together, The Living Tent is a project that stems from the work of an interdisciplinary group of eleven students and two professors from Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art (HSLU).
    — Roddy Clarke, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The secretaries met with students and cafeteria staff at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School to talk about healthy food choices and improving children's wellness.
    — Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of student
Noun
  • In this race, Jones ran 12.63 to take down to take down Olympic champions Masai Russell and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.
    — Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The Miami native enters the Hall of Fame after playing high school basketball at Miami Edison High and Gulliver Prep, and then becoming a four-time Olympic gold medalist, eight-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of champion
Noun
  • The good news for supporters of seven of the Premier League’s 20 clubs is that their lads will play for a trip to Wembley Stadium in next month’s FA Cup semi-finals at some point over the weekend.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Dozens of Khalil supporters showed up at the New Jersey courtroom, necessitating an overflow room for those who wanted to watch the proceedings.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of supporter

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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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