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Recent Examples of anoint In 2006, Schottenheimer became one of the youngest coordinators in NFL history when Eric Mangini anointed the 32-year-old as the offensive coordinator for the Jets after five seasons as quarterbacks coach for Washington and San Diego under his father, Marty. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025 On their weekly podcast with Mike Greenberg, neither Kiper nor Yates was ready to anoint Beck. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Leclerc, then 22, was anointed as the man to end Ferrari’s wait for a drivers’ championship that stretches back to 2007. Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 The André x Elho capsule is part of the winter 2025-26 collection, whose novelties include a down version of Elho’s bomber jacket, anointed the Astro and boasting 90 percent recycled down and a high-quality ripstop fabric. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anoint
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Verb
  • Police entered the home on a welfare check and noticed blood smeared on the walls and furniture scattered across the living room.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Just smear fake blood on your face, get gussied up in your finest wedding attire, and make sure to pose throughout the night, your lips hovering just inches away from each other, but never quite touching.
    James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
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  • But for the first six weeks of this 49ers’ season, that art has looked more like a toddler’s finger-painting project.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • When the sheet was pulled off of Thomas’ pillar, Smith reached her hand, her nails painted in Broncos’ colors, to the bronze bust of her son’s face.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This one-of-a-kind chicken is made by marinating tender all-white meat chicken in jalapeño buttermilk flavor, which is then coated in a crispy, crunchy blend of tortilla chip crumbs and breadcrumbs.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Taco Bell’s crispy chicken is white meat marinated in jalapeño buttermilk and coated in breadcrumbs and tortilla chips.
    Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Anoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anoint. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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