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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. 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
Noun
  • The other nephew is still an ardent adherent to the cult and has gifted much of his substantial wealth to it.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Nostalgia for the pre-Brown era would not exercise nearly so powerful a grip on Black America today if its adherents focused on its detailed, pervasive inhumanities rather than relying on gauzy glimpses.
    Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Jesus Christ Superstar follows the personal relationships and struggles among Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers, and the Roman Empire.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Once the British-Ghanaian expat shared her journey on social media, she was flooded with questions from followers wanting to follow in her footsteps.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
  • As a result, compared to 2023, total engagement grew by 555% (across four channels), and Instagram followers increased by 16%, demonstrating stronger resonance and interest in our global channels.
    Charles Taylor, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So just how does an under 30 bro become an apostle of small business networking? Larsen grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and studied entrepreneurship at Boise State.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Peter, though revered as an apostle worthy of veneration, is also portrayed in the Gospels as prone to mistakes, often foolish, and sometimes outright contradictory to God’s will.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Epigone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigone. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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