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also evangelic
as in missionary
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Recent Examples of evangelical
The foundation appointed evangelical Christian leader Rev. Johnnie Moore as its new director on Tuesday, who promised to expand the distribution effort in Gaza.
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Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Texas bill is one of a broad array of public policy proposals pushed by an alliance of groups that seek a broader role for evangelical Christianity in public life.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The evangelical Christian community and other churches have also expressed solidarity with the members of the Belfast Hebrew Congregation, including after the recent vandalism.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
These gatherings, which attract thousands of people each year, offer a snapshot of the issues that sharply divide the largest evangelical denomination in the U.S.
—Daniel Lombroso, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Texas bill is one of a broad array of public policy proposals pushed by an alliance of groups that seek a broader role for evangelical Christianity in public life.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The evangelical Christian community and other churches have also expressed solidarity with the members of the Belfast Hebrew Congregation, including after the recent vandalism.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
These gatherings, which attract thousands of people each year, offer a snapshot of the issues that sharply divide the largest evangelical denomination in the U.S.
—Daniel Lombroso, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
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Early missionaries to modern times As European countries began to explore the New World, missionary priests took their place on ships sent from Catholic countries, like Spain and Portugal.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Those include cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, and doggy style—basically anything that doesn’t place weight directly on the vibrator, like missionary.—
Natalie Arroyo Camacho,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2025
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Sourcing Journal reserves the right to correct clerical or typographical errors in promotional materials.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
12 June 2025
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But a clerical error and subsequent clash in wedding dates pits the two brides against each other in a competition that quickly escalates into all-out war.—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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The place just seems to be a charming pastoral town inhabited entirely by stunt people in tactical gear and mountain wear.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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Its rolling pastoral landscape looks like something out of a painting and while the vibe is super chill, there’s also some world-class culinary options on Lopez.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In an act of prime ministerial ventriloquism, Prime Minister Mark Carney had Charles deliver Canada’s throne speech, a ceremony in which elected politicians sit humbly in the presence of a ceremonial figurehead who reads words written by the politician who is actually in charge.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
27 May 2025
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The opening of federal work following the Civil Rights Movement provided an alternative to manual labor, teaching or ministerial work in the form of white-collar jobs and skills training that many took into private sector jobs.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
4 June 2025
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In 2014, he was named apostolic administrator and then bishop of Chiclayo, in northern Peru.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Brothers of Pope Leo XIV share their reactions 01:43 In Peru, Leo served as a missionary and taught canon law and was later appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo and later the bishop of Chiclayo.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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