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Recent Examples of evangelical
Many evangelical Christians viewed the filing as a win for free-speech rights.
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Tiffany Li, ABC News, 15 July 2025
As shown in Apocalypse in the Tropics, evangelical churches in Brazil are plentiful and accessible, often operating out of people’s homes, as compared to Catholic churches.
—Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
Friends have described Boelter as an evangelical Christian with politically conservative views.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Also, Shamblin Lara came under fire in 2000 within conventional evangelical circles for promoting heretical views about the Trinity.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
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Tiffany Li, ABC News, 15 July 2025
As shown in Apocalypse in the Tropics, evangelical churches in Brazil are plentiful and accessible, often operating out of people’s homes, as compared to Catholic churches.
—Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
Friends have described Boelter as an evangelical Christian with politically conservative views.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Also, Shamblin Lara came under fire in 2000 within conventional evangelical circles for promoting heretical views about the Trinity.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
Adjective
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After some years of growing differences with Higher Ground Education’s board and lead investors, in 2025, Ray left the organization to pursue his missionary work on his own terms once again.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Leo spent 20 years as a missionary priest and bishop in Peru, and working side by side with Pope Francis, helped suppress the group.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Previously, the job was mostly clerical, scheduling debates and keeping track of committee assignments.—
George Bradt,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Diocese of Gary Bishop Robert McClory issued restrictions, including removing priestly faculties, not celebrating mass or other sacraments publicly, and not wearing clerical attire or using his clerical title.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Farm girl summer is an all-encompassing lifestyle trend that is quintessentially cozy, pastoral, and inspired by nature.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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The brief is to oversee recruitment, retention, coaching, medical, logistics, education, pastoral and more.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Two years later, Thatcher’s 15-year prime ministerial reign was over.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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What To Know The Chinese embassy on Sunday pushed back against a joint statement issued by the U.K. and Australian foreign and defense ministers following their ministerial consultations in Sydney on Saturday.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Echoing this sentiment of finding hope in La Virgen de la Puerta, Pope Francis, during his apostolic journey to Peru, crowned La Virgen de la Puerta and gave her the title of Mother of Mercy and Hope.—
Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Francis chose to live in the humble Santa Marta guest house, not the apostolic palace.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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