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Recent Examples of anointment
The result of this dynamic tension of bootlickers, according to Bernhard’s narrator, is the perpetual elevation and official anointment of mediocrity.
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
According to the Dera, Singh’s ascent to power is a story of divine anointment.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s fame was growing ever more mainstream in the years before his Super Bowl anointment.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
According to the Dera, Singh’s ascent to power is a story of divine anointment.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s fame was growing ever more mainstream in the years before his Super Bowl anointment.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anointment
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Chalamet represents a less comfortable path for the industry — an anointing of the popular kid, an endorsement of a set of campaign standards that doesn’t exactly align with its own.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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The anointing of Dokoupil in mid-December may have surprised some viewers.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The main space includes a custom kitchen with an induction Verona stove, leathered granite counters and a large copper farmhouse sink.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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With the sole exception of the band’s induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, Howe hasn’t performed with original Yes lead singer Jon Anderson since 2004.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Rabbanut exams test halachic knowledge, but so do semikha (ordination) exams administered outside the rabbinate’s system, including those of Yeshivat Maharat, Yeshiva University and Ohr Torah Stone.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not all communities recognize women’s ordination, and this could translate into resistance to the new Archbishop as well.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
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The company’s Publicis Sports Intelligence platform, powered by Epsilon identity, is able to let marketers plan, personalize and measure investments and outcomes across media, experiential, content, hospitality, sponsorships, and commerce.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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In their place are international investment groups and private equity firms that treat franchises as part of a broader asset portfolio.—
Michael Delayo,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The closures are required for the installation of fiber optics as part of California’s Fiber Optics Infrastructure Program.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The new galleries will be located next to the Brooklyn Museum’s pre-existing Beaux-Arts Court, and the inaugural installation is planned to flow into the museum’s Egyptian art galleries.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Apr. 2026
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Back then, there were no shortcuts—and becoming fluent in Welsh to speak it at his investiture ceremony was famously difficult for Queen Elizabeth II’s heir.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Does the mayor need to attend the investiture of every imam or rabbi?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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This essay is an installment of The Long Game, a Big Think Business column focused on the philosophy and practice of long-term thinking by Eric Markowitz, a partner at Nightview Capital and forthcoming author of OUTLAST.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The three principals are also writing, producing and directing a reimagining of Knight Rider for Universal Pictures, as well as a new installment of Harold & Kumar for New Line.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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The remains were found partially covered in sediment, and their position on a sediment pile suggests intentional placement, likely as part of a ritual funerary practice.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Its distance from the cave entrance rules out placement by later Paleoamericans.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Anointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anointment. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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