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Recent Examples of prelate
Now both prosper: Spider spins undisturbed in the cottage rafters, and Gout affixes herself to a prelate, condemning him to a life in bed.
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Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Tobin’s speech was national news; here was a prelate challenging the Trump Administration in blunt, anguished terms.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
However, the bishops took the extra step of releasing a video of various prelates reading the message into the camera, a component that observers interpreted as an unusually direct and personal rebuke.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Dec. 2025
The Reverend Leah Daughtry is national presiding prelate of The House of the Lord Churches, co-convenor of Power Rising, author, and political strategist, having served as chief of staff of the DNC, CEO of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic Conventions, and an at-large member of the DNC.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Tobin’s speech was national news; here was a prelate challenging the Trump Administration in blunt, anguished terms.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
However, the bishops took the extra step of releasing a video of various prelates reading the message into the camera, a component that observers interpreted as an unusually direct and personal rebuke.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Dec. 2025
The Reverend Leah Daughtry is national presiding prelate of The House of the Lord Churches, co-convenor of Power Rising, author, and political strategist, having served as chief of staff of the DNC, CEO of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic Conventions, and an at-large member of the DNC.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prelate
Noun
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During the service, the archbishop and priests carried a cross down the cathedral’s center aisle in an emotions-stirring moment for those who witnessed the traditional procession.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rebuke by an archbishop known as one of the more conservative Catholic figures will come as a shock to many conservative Catholics.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2026
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Among them was Sandra Olewine, a bishop of the United Methodist Church’s California-Nevada Conference.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Primal Fear charts the story of a Chicago defense attorney who believes that his altar boy client is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors claimed brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of dollars in fees and commissions to acquire the property, and then extorted the Holy See for $16.5 million to cede control of it.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, and then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros ($16.5 million) to cede control of it.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Plans began shortly after the Chicago native became pope in May.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, who is a close ally of Leo, told Reuters that the pope was taking up the mantle of a long line of popes who have urged world leaders to turn away from war.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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The abbot of Wat Saman Rattanaram in Chachoengsao province, about 50 miles east of Bangkok, warned that cremation services may have to be suspended.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
22 Mar. 2026
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Phommasan, a native of Laos and abbot at a Buddhist temple in Snellville, was recently fitted with a prosthetic leg at Mercer University.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Cohen is now the dean of the gerontology school at the University of Southern California, and his lab has identified many more peptides.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Courtney Crappell is the current dean of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Prelate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prelate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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