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Recent Examples of protégé
Usher was one of Combs’ earliest proteges after LA Reid signed the R&B singer to LaFace and Arista.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
In an odd twist, Woodson faces first-year Wolverines coach Dusty May, a former student manager and a Bob Knight protege who some thought might succeed Woodson.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Military purges After coming to power, Xi consolidated control over the world’s largest military by taking down powerful generals from rival factions and replacing them with allies and loyal proteges.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Loomer also called Noble a protege of James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence in the Obama administration and has been deeply critical of Trump.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
This has been an area rife for activism with Icahn protege Keith Meister on the board of MGM, two activists in Penn Entertainment and two more activists in Entain with Eminence founder Ricky Sandler on the board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
The Braves in fact lost one of their key free agents, backup catcher Travis d'Arnaud, to the Angels — where Anthopoulos' protege´, Perry Minasian, is the general manager — shortly after the 2024 World Series concluded.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
In an odd twist, Woodson faces first-year Wolverines coach Dusty May, a former student manager and a Bob Knight protege who some thought might succeed Woodson.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Military purges After coming to power, Xi consolidated control over the world’s largest military by taking down powerful generals from rival factions and replacing them with allies and loyal proteges.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Loomer also called Noble a protege of James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence in the Obama administration and has been deeply critical of Trump.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
This has been an area rife for activism with Icahn protege Keith Meister on the board of MGM, two activists in Penn Entertainment and two more activists in Entain with Eminence founder Ricky Sandler on the board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
The Braves in fact lost one of their key free agents, backup catcher Travis d'Arnaud, to the Angels — where Anthopoulos' protege´, Perry Minasian, is the general manager — shortly after the 2024 World Series concluded.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protégé
Noun
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Under the Trump administration, deportation plans have expanded to student visa holders and immigrants in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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And with 66 colleges/universities available, there’s something for just about every student.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
Noun
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With an average age of 25.6 years, Oklahoma City is the second-youngest team in 70 years to reach the finals: the champion 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers, led by the late, great Bill Walton, were younger (25.03 years).—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
4 June 2025
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The eventual winner will have the lowest average age of any NBA champion since 1980.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The site, frequented by far-right supporters of the president, has been used to spread conspiracy theories.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The special session, which will begin June 2, will prove challenging for Kehoe and other supporters of a proposal to allow state officials to negotiate public aid packages for new or upgraded stadiums for the two teams that could be worth up to 50% of the project costs.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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