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as in apostolic
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as in authoritative
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Recent Examples of canonical
The first effect is the canonical response to food, evidently preserved across the tree of life in a strikingly intact way.
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Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
Like so many streaming originals, The Electric State seems less a real movie than an imitation of one, in this case with vague aspirations toward canonical Amblin.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Marvel comics, meanwhile, established a canonical framework for the Steve Rogers–Sam Wilson handoff in 2012 and more generally provides a rich tableau of heroes switching names, costumes, even power sets.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Given the canonical requirements to make a resignation legitimate, the implications of such a meeting were significant, but the Vatican flat-out denied that any such meeting occurred.
—Nicole Winfield and Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
Like so many streaming originals, The Electric State seems less a real movie than an imitation of one, in this case with vague aspirations toward canonical Amblin.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Marvel comics, meanwhile, established a canonical framework for the Steve Rogers–Sam Wilson handoff in 2012 and more generally provides a rich tableau of heroes switching names, costumes, even power sets.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Given the canonical requirements to make a resignation legitimate, the implications of such a meeting were significant, but the Vatican flat-out denied that any such meeting occurred.
—Nicole Winfield and Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canonical
Adjective
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In the apostolic age, the first millennium of Christianity, when the Church did not yet have the backing of law and culture and strong institutionsChristianity spread rapidly across the ancient world.—
Austen Ivereigh,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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But after the Mass ended, Francis appeared on the loggia balcony over the basilica entrance for more than 20 minutes and imparted the apostolic blessing in Latin.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In this authoritative, elegant biography, Daut meticulously combs the torrents of contemporary letters and broadsheets to draw a complex, contradictory portrait of Christophe, also known as King Henry.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The distant therapist Not too long ago, therapists acted like black boxes and authoritative gods.—
David E. Tolchinsky,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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Francis, who scaled back rules for papal funeral rites a year ago, made sure his own service and burial reflected that same message of simplicity − breaking from tradition even in death.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The movie tries to showcase the battle for the soul of the church that takes place during a papal election, highlighting tensions between progressives and traditionalists, the role (or lack thereof) of women and, in the case of Fiennes’ character, Cardinal Lawrence, a crisis of faith.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tom Jameson is a licensed electrician and the owner of AstroWatt Electric.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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By and large, adults should always start by educating themselves before consuming any form of marijuana or hemp product and purchase products from licensed and/or regulated facilities.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Anew Fitness removes these barriers by providing certified trainers who specialize in senior fitness, guiding participants through workouts tailored to their abilities.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Synology's firmware, as of this writing, allows for a configuration file edit that can disable checks for certified drives.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.—
Julia Hobbs,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2024
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Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.—
Caleb Wiegandt,
The Courier-Journal,
5 June 2023
Adjective
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Regulators need to document legitimate harm that is caused by these products, and that process can take years.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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There must also be a clear distinction between errors made in the course of legitimate military operations and intentionally directing attacks against civilians, which is Hamas' standard practice and a blatant war crime.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration initially said that Abrego Garcia’s deportation was the result of a clerical error.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Zam’s website and social media expertise helped spread information about protests against the clerical regime and exposed widespread regime corruption.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Canonical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonical. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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