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as in registrars
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 salesmen
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priests
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 clerks
Most counties in Kansas have elected county clerks, but the Secretary of State appoints the election commissioner in Kansas’ four largest counties — including Wyandotte and Johnson.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
These include customer-service representatives, clerks, analysts, public-relations specialists, and administrators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
For additional case information, contact the clerks and courts where the case is being handled.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
The process was so dangerous that grocery store clerks would open cans for customers to take home.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
When nurses, grocery clerks, or teachers can’t afford to live nearby, the whole community feels the impact.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And instead of asking front desk clerks to mail your cards, find the local post office and DIY.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Nash inherited the clothing as a teenager and soon discovered that liquor store clerks never carded a nun in nun’s clothing.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The notices are required by both state law and the federal National Voter Registration Act, which requires county clerks to maintain accurate voter records and confirm voters in odd number years.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
These include customer-service representatives, clerks, analysts, public-relations specialists, and administrators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
For additional case information, contact the clerks and courts where the case is being handled.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
The process was so dangerous that grocery store clerks would open cans for customers to take home.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
When nurses, grocery clerks, or teachers can’t afford to live nearby, the whole community feels the impact.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
And instead of asking front desk clerks to mail your cards, find the local post office and DIY.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Nash inherited the clothing as a teenager and soon discovered that liquor store clerks never carded a nun in nun’s clothing.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The notices are required by both state law and the federal National Voter Registration Act, which requires county clerks to maintain accurate voter records and confirm voters in odd number years.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerks
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Soon, vacuum salesmen across the country were opening CBD American Shaman shops at dizzying rates.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most of all, reason was no replacement for the religion—Roman Catholicism—that the Revolution had downgraded and in many cases tried to eliminate through the mass murder of priests and the destruction of churches.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Reconstructed for the first time by Shenkar and his team, the fragments show four priests, and possibly a small child, approaching a stationary fire altar.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No chauffeurs, secretaries, helicopters – things that do happen next door in Argentina.—
Sofía Benavides,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some Republicans, including the secretaries of state for Wyoming and Arkansas, expressed support for restricting mail voting after Trump called for its elimination, but others, like New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, have criticized the proposal.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Wesley is the eighth pastor in the church's more than 200-year history, and represents the fifth generation of Baptist preachers, according to information on the Alfred Street Baptist Church website.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Clerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerks. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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