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Recent Examples of almoner
Those who call asking for financial help are put through to the Vatican almoner’s office, which has provided aid recently to victims of war in Ukraine, floods in Brazil and homelessness in Naples in southern Italy.
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Giovanna Dell’orto, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Under Francis' leadership, the role of almoner has been expanded to reflect his deep commitment to charity and aiding those in need.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The office of the almoner traditionally cares for the weak.
—Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Giovanna Dell’orto, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Under Francis' leadership, the role of almoner has been expanded to reflect his deep commitment to charity and aiding those in need.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The office of the almoner traditionally cares for the weak.
—Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for almoner
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Most recently, polls show the contest could be between two Democrats — the Health and Human Services secretary under former President Joe Biden, Xavier Becerra, and billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Lauren is a fashion designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.—
Time,
Time,
2 June 2026
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And those benefactors could withdraw their support, too (within the bounds of their contracts, but good luck suing them).—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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Congress is already reviewing bipartisan legislation called the Living Donor Protection Act that would prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on donor status.—
Gabriel Schnickel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss were among the biggest individual crypto donors to Trump’s 2024 election campaign.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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The company gained a benefactress (Lois Pope), later parted ways and changed names (eventually becoming Florida Stage).—
Bill Hirschman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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And how much, or how little, does Belinda know about what happened to her would-be benefactress?—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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But the fairy godmother’s spell wore off early in Game 6, which was just 62 seconds old when Vegas went ahead to stay.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Your future Cinderella, brought to you by Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell instead of a fairy godmother.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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In fact, in between making drinks, the bartenders often play around with the spirits and hand out tastes to inquiring patrons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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But the supreme being and patron of all pontiffs has to be considered a wild card.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Almoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almoner. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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