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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.
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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
That is, until the driver of the No. 21 Cup car — and protege of Earnhardt Jr. — realized his friends were serious.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Jordan's on-screen debut occurred on June 27, 2023, during NXT: Gold Rush, where she was introduced as the protege of Dana Brooke.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Led by its young music director Lahav Shani, a conducting protege of Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra will include three works that were specifically composed for the Jewish community.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Now Maye will play under Belichick proteges Mike Vrabel, who played under Belichick from 2001 to 2008, and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who coached under Belichick from 2001 to 2008 and 2012 to 2021.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The Hoosiers missed the NCAA tourney in each of Woodson’s final two seasons, prompting Indiana fans to sour on the one-time Indiana basketball star and Bob Knight protege.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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
That is, until the driver of the No. 21 Cup car — and protege of Earnhardt Jr. — realized his friends were serious.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Jordan's on-screen debut occurred on June 27, 2023, during NXT: Gold Rush, where she was introduced as the protege of Dana Brooke.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Led by its young music director Lahav Shani, a conducting protege of Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra will include three works that were specifically composed for the Jewish community.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Now Maye will play under Belichick proteges Mike Vrabel, who played under Belichick from 2001 to 2008, and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who coached under Belichick from 2001 to 2008 and 2012 to 2021.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The Hoosiers missed the NCAA tourney in each of Woodson’s final two seasons, prompting Indiana fans to sour on the one-time Indiana basketball star and Bob Knight protege.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
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Just imagine how positive so many of Harvard’s alumni, partners, faculty, and current students must feel due to the position taken by the University.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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School of Style The same could perhaps now be said for Zendaya, who arrived at the Los Angeles headquarters of Law Roach’s School of Style–an online styling course that appointed the image architect as its professor in late 2024–to serve as an instructional aid for students.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Arsenal took a 3-0 lead in their first match last Tuesday and will look to capitalize by knocking the reigning champions out.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony honoring the members of the 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the East Room at the White House.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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About forty per cent of the graduates of the Army’s infantry officer schools, Peri notes, come from the dati leumi, or nationalist Orthodox minority, many of them extremist yeshiva students and supporters of settlements.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
Cite this Entry
“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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