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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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That support includes access to the Earthshot Prize’s ambitious global network of businesses, philanthropists, investors and environmental organizations committed to climate action.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The nonprofit is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala on November 4, hosted by longtime music artists and Nashville philanthropists Amy Grant and Vince Gill, at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And freed from the client-benefactor relationship that aid engenders, African nations are insisting upon local processing and refining to retain more of the downstream benefits.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Over Hanai’s objections, the House of Tanba-ya’s corporate benefactor (Kyusaku Shimada) books them into a large theater, and soon their onnagata-duo novelty has given them a kind of boy-band heartthrob popularity.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Diller, who is worth $5 billion, has been a longtime Democratic donor and endorsed Cuomo in March this year.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sherrill has drawn contributions from industry figures including Jeff Bewkes and the last-minute endorsement of Stephen Colbert, as well as other donors including Melinda Gates and Reid Hoffman.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 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
Noun
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That’s the throughline that will let Kalema continue his journey, not the fairy godmother.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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Burnett, functioning as a sort of fairy godmother from comedy history, runs into her there and offers a pep talk.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All the bathrooms for patrons are outside the building, in temporary trailers.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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For Starbucks patrons at an upscale mall in Beijing’s central business district – the same complex where the company first opened its doors in China in 1999 – the news doesn’t come as a complete surprise.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Almoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almoner. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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