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one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
a highly influential economist whose acolytes can be found at many major universities
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Recent Examples of acolytes
Hosted by the cultural critic Wesley Morris, the series layers musical analysis of Wonder’s songs and insightful interviews with industry colleagues and acolytes.
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Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The next generation of Swift acolytes stretches far beyond those two artists, but their respective successes can partially be traced back to those nights winning over hundreds of thousands of concertgoers, and millions more livestreaming each date around the globe.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The immediate need to win over Intel’s competitors and turn them into customers for its outsourced manufacturing business might involve excluding long-term Intel acolytes.
—Ryan Gould, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
All of this — well, all of this that doesn’t take place in a supernatural limbo — unfolds right in front of the Sisterhood’s other acolytes, who have gathered to watch the ritual.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
De León hugged tearful acolytes and took photos with them, letting his million-watt smile flash.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Andrew Young, another activist who later became a politician, once recalled seeing Lewis and his acolytes on a college campus, neatly dressed for yet another sit-in.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Brat Summer would never have died, but its most grateful acolytes would never have lived.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Over the next thirty years, Nasrallah and his acolytes systemically dismantled and subsumed the sovereign Lebanese government, with even no President since 2022, and wrought havoc on the Lebanese people with little support from the population.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The next generation of Swift acolytes stretches far beyond those two artists, but their respective successes can partially be traced back to those nights winning over hundreds of thousands of concertgoers, and millions more livestreaming each date around the globe.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The immediate need to win over Intel’s competitors and turn them into customers for its outsourced manufacturing business might involve excluding long-term Intel acolytes.
—Ryan Gould, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
All of this — well, all of this that doesn’t take place in a supernatural limbo — unfolds right in front of the Sisterhood’s other acolytes, who have gathered to watch the ritual.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
De León hugged tearful acolytes and took photos with them, letting his million-watt smile flash.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Andrew Young, another activist who later became a politician, once recalled seeing Lewis and his acolytes on a college campus, neatly dressed for yet another sit-in.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Brat Summer would never have died, but its most grateful acolytes would never have lived.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Over the next thirty years, Nasrallah and his acolytes systemically dismantled and subsumed the sovereign Lebanese government, with even no President since 2022, and wrought havoc on the Lebanese people with little support from the population.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Acolytes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acolytes. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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