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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk
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as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants
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Recent Examples of clerk
The union noted that SEIU Local 1021, which represents school clerks and custodians, has also called a sympathy strike.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The commission’s decisions can be appealed in court, but face a tight timeline before county clerks must complete ballot preparation for the start of absentee mail voting in mid-March.
—Tom Davies, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Wright said a male entered the store armed with a firearm and demanded money from the clerk.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
The Star-Telegram requested Atkins’ personnel records through an open records request, but a Fort Worth records clerk at first said there were no responsive documents.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The commission’s decisions can be appealed in court, but face a tight timeline before county clerks must complete ballot preparation for the start of absentee mail voting in mid-March.
—Tom Davies, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Wright said a male entered the store armed with a firearm and demanded money from the clerk.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
The Star-Telegram requested Atkins’ personnel records through an open records request, but a Fort Worth records clerk at first said there were no responsive documents.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Mayne, the registrar at the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove, and Debbie Fandrei, the museum’s director and the other historian, began a search of dozens of contemporaneous sources, including the News-Sun.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Murphy shows up not in person, but as an Opalite spokesperson pictured on an ad that Swift and Gleeson see at the mall, and Norton himself is an Opalite salesman.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cillian Murphy narrates the commercial and is seen in a poster ad, and Norton himself serves as a mall salesman.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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What to expect at the installation Mass The longer-than-normal Mass will have a large attendance with many religious figures such as bishops, priests, deacons and other guests.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of visitors have visited the chapel in recent days to take photos of the image, the parish priest Father Daniele Micheletti said.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.—
JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia by about 11,800 votes in an election overseen by a Republican secretary of state and certified by a Republican governor.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Theirs is a community so small that Jacob does triple duty as its sheriff, preacher and undertaker, roles that circumstances will shortly consolidate in unhappy fashion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Jim Sawyer, a gentlemanly preacher and city council member whose public service had been winding towards a peaceful conclusion, was asked to replace him.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The most public sign of tension was the South African mining minister’s criticism of DR Congo for signing its recent minerals deal with Washington.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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In addition to Brooks’s attack on Sumner, Quincy noted that a Tennessee minister had been forced to leave his church after denouncing the beating of an enslaved person, and a Virginia politician had been barred from returning home after attending a northern political convention.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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The clergyman connected Webster with another church member who was a criminal-defense lawyer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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While taking part in a procession in town, on the Feast Day for St. Francis, Joe suddenly rose up into the air, terrifying himself and the other clergymen.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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What to expect at the installation Mass The longer-than-normal Mass will have a large attendance with many religious figures such as bishops, priests, deacons and other guests.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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David was a doctor at the hospital and a deacon at his church.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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