variants
or crozier
as in crook
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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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And my fandom has only intensified as the franchise has embraced its endearing cast of characters as larger-than-life superheroes, transforming them from petty crooks to international spies—and the latest film in the series is one of the best entries yet.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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After Anthony provided the key measurements − chest just below the crook of the arm and an honest assessment of his waist circumference − the hunt for a 38 short was on.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Ring of the Fisherman is smashed by the camerlengo with a ceremonial hammer, marking the end of the deceased pope’s reign.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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If learning the difference in roles that wielding a switch axe has in contrast to a hammer doesn’t sound complex enough there are elemental weaknesses and resistances to keep in mind around each monster.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My pet peeve is judges who bang their gavel each time that rule on something.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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His objection was not recognized, with Biden, then the vice president, interrupting Raskin by banging the gavel and saying the debate was out of order.—
Rachel Schilke,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Use a meat mallet to pound the chicken to an even thickness, about 1/2 inch thick.—
Kia Damon,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2025
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In a separate photo, the crowbar and a mallet allegedly used to pry open the safe are also visible.—
Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the 19th century and into the 20th century, presidential pins, walking sticks and handkerchiefs were also popular items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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He was reportedly found on a service road, supporting himself with two walking sticks and a cut-up sleeping bag wrapped around his legs for warmth.—
Jennifer Hauser,
CNN,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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These critters include wood wasps and various flies, weevils and other beetles and, of course, termites, those wood-eaters extraordinaire.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Standing among the blooms in the fields and several gardens will be glass and steel sculptures of life-like butterflies, dragonflies, birds, bees and beetles, up to 12 feet high.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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John Franklin-Myers mauls RT Rosengarten and gets sack, knocking Baltimore out of FG position.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
3 Nov. 2024
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Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2024
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“Crosier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosier. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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