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or crozier
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Recent Examples of crosier
World & Nation Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s ‘heart’ in 5 years
Dec. 6, 2024
The ceremony began with Ulrich symbolically reopening Notre Dame’s grand wooden doors, tapping them three times with his fire-scarred crosier.
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosier
Noun
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No matter, a crook is bound to try to convince you otherwise.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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The lanky suspect, who was caught on camera toting a backpack and carrying a paper shopping bag in the crook of his arm, attacked his first victim, a 25-year-old woman, at about 2:05 a.m. on May 17 at the border of SoHo and Greenwich Village, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Prater has pieces like John Wayne Gacy’s clown costume, Jeffrey Dahmer’s bloody fridge, Charles Manson’s guitar, and even more notably, the Trinity Killer’s hammer and the Bay Harbor Butcher’s blood slides.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 July 2025
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Early Friday morning, Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children deputies and SWAT personnel carried out a search warrant at his home and found a laptop in the trunk of Kull’s car that had been hit multiple times with a hammer, the affidavit said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
Noun
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At that time, Democrats controlled the gavel in the House, but the chamber has since flipped to Republican control.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Her dad keeps her close on game day The Yankees slugger has been seen wearing a dazzling custom pendant in the shape of a gavel, a nod to his All Rise Foundation and his commanding presence at the plate.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Whirring drills, cranking wrenches and the pounding of rubber mallets give everything a productive, almost musical soundtrack.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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This also prevents your meat mallet from getting dirty as well.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During the Chelsea Garden party, King Charles carried around a walking stick.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2025
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Charles also sported a walking stick at the Royal Windsor Horse Show where he was seen talking with it to his brother Prince Edward and to football legend David Beckham.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Doing this requires knowledge of when an aircraft is about to touch down, a knowledge that beetles, mosquitoes, wasps, scorpions, butterflies, and other airport-grass dwellers have mysteriously developed.—
Fabio Morábito,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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Seen here is an arrangement of wisteria and iris with a small stage beetle climbing a stem.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
18 July 2025
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The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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“Crosier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosier. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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