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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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The current owners, property investors and philanthropists Ben and Bita Nehmadi, bought the estate in 2016 for $21 million.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Four years later, Bezos proposed to the philanthropist with a 30-carat engagement ring in May 2023.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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For benefactors: • X-axis = Financial capacity • Y-axis = Ease of stewardship How many benefactors land in the upper right quadrant?—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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McLaurin was one of the biggest benefactors of his arrival, as the two quickly built a strong connection.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The power conferences are creating a new enforcement agency to monitor payments to athletes from donors and collectives.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
30 June 2025
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Four years later, the high court invalidated a limit on the amount of money a donor could contribute to federal candidates in a two-year election cycle.—
June 30,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
Noun
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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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Breaking down the differences between playing the ruthless crime lord and the polished benefactress, Gasćon also noted that the role of Emilia was deceptively physical.—
Elaina Patton,
NBC News,
1 Nov. 2024
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To find a fairy godmother like that would be great.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
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But nothing gives this adaptation — which otherwise might have easily been forgotten as a quirky '90s made-for-TV one-off — so much fairy dust as a glimmering Whitney Houston playing the best-ever fairy godmother.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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While each cup of lemonade costs $1, some patrons have offered much more.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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So that the stadium — already gifted, prime public land — can offer a few more parking spots for its patrons, while our kids are left with fewer places to play.—
John Herbst,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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“Almoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almoner. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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