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neophyte

[nee-uh-fahyt] / ˈni əˌfaɪt /


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The race immediately became a test of whether Trump’s backing could help Graham, a political neophyte known to voters only because of her last name, win a primary election in the deep-red state.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Ramaswamy burst onto the national political scene in 2023 as a neophyte with a knack for using social media and podcast appearances to bolster his image.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

How did a dusty old breakup lament become a hit for Francis, a neophyte?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

But it may be enough to scare off a neophyte.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025

Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Key to their transformation has been the crypto sector, where they were all neophytes a few years ago, but now run businesses that raised billions of dollars from investors before the market turned sour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

So we figured that even as total neophytes, there was a chance we could make a coin that would go to the moon.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025

They saved money by hiring neophytes and then letting them go once they got enough experience to demand a larger salary.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

Under the guise of reviewing escape room dynamics, our team — three neophytes and two true escape artists — worked together to pilot the sub, fend off danger and locate Atlantis on the ocean floor.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

Heroism was displayed only by the exalted virtues of the Apostle and of the neophytes.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by




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