protégé

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Recent Examples of protégé As one former Shanahan passer protege, Brian Hoyer, put it, Shanahan enjoys having an avatar on the field. Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 In Blue Moon, Hawke plays Broadway composer Lorenz Hart, while Qualley plays his protege Elizabeth Weiland, a 20-year-old Yale student who Hart is in love with. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025 Now the official Jedi protege of Obi-Wan, Anakin begins a romance with Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), now a member of the Galactic Senate. Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025 Carter was a protege of Patrick Roy, having been an assistant at Inglewood and St. Paul. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025 Nemkov, a protege of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko, Nemkov is coming off a February 2024 win over PFL heavyweight Bruno Cappelozza. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Shih, the expert on Chinese elite politics, said many dictators, from former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to Mao, have eventually turned against their own proteges. Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024 Renato Moicano Makhachev, a protege of ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, (26-1) has compiled a 15-1 record with the UFC, racking up 10 finishes (seven submissions, three knockouts) and five decisions. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Brown’s ability to recruit as a Kirby Smart protege leads me to believe this isn’t the ceiling. Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
Noun
  • Besides Oklahoma, rules or bills have been introduced in the legislatures of at least four other states that seek to restrict undocumented children from attending public school for free or require proof of students’ or their parents’ citizenship.
    Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Then some of his young students are kidnapped by child traffickers and Alex descends into the criminal underworld; nothing can prepare you for the bananas final 45 minutes as Foster lays waste to the siege of villains in his dojo.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Alex Walsh was a champion in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay.
    Casey Murphy, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Seattle's sports scene offers a professional football team, an NHL franchise, a major league baseball team (which ended its 21-year playoff drought recently), and the four-time WNBA champions, the Seattle Storm.
    Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The arrest was triggered by tips to Austrian intelligence that a supporter of IS had posted stories and videos with Islamic extremist content on several TikTok profiles.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Transit supporters call him the last chance to ensure the system gets extensive repairs, before a cascade of deferred problems ripples across the subway, buses and commuter railroads.
    Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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