Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Holy Joes
Noun
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Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The report then stressed the need for the diocese to abandon the practice of requiring victims to take polygraph tests and to stop refusing to investigate third-party complaints about priests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Politicians sat next to preachers, who sat near family members and world leaders, and when the service ended, after four hours, a hearse sat outside, waiting.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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His large band, squeezed onto a stage scarcely longer than two kayaks laid end to end, is composed almost entirely of Haitian preachers’ kids raised in the country’s gospel tradition.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Two thousand people are expected to attend, including numerous religious figures such as bishops, priests and deacons.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Early Christians cited menstruation as the reason for not allowing female deacons or priests.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Wednesday reportedly broke his silence in his first message since being appointed last week by a council of clerics, according to state television.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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After the war, Mojtaba Khamenei studied under prominent clerics in Qom.—
Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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For Maduro, that visibility feels like the realization of his fathers life-long vision.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Dressed in costumes and armed with portable speakers, these fathers have taken over the carpool lane to ensure students, parents, and teachers start their day with a smile.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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