anointment

noun

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Recent Examples of anointment The result of this dynamic tension of bootlickers, according to Bernhard’s narrator, is the perpetual elevation and official anointment of mediocrity. — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 According to the Dera, Singh’s ascent to power is a story of divine anointment. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 Bad Bunny’s fame was growing ever more mainstream in the years before his Super Bowl anointment. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anointment
  1. anointing
  2. induction
  3. ordination
  4. investment
  5. installation
  6. investiture
  7. installment
  8. placement
Noun
  • When James was in his third NBA season, as Clark is now, the commercial anointing had already happened, even though championships and MVPs were still years away.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The Sunshine State Letdown is one more phase in the choreographed anointing of Donalds as the Republican nominee for governor.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of anointing
Noun
  • The kitchen offers an available dual-burner induction cooktop and a 90-L compressor fridge with two-way door that opens from both outside and inside.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
  • Last week’s induction into the Nasdaq-100 brought passive investors into the stock through index-tracking funds.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of induction
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  • The July 2 decree said the two bishops leading the unauthorized ordination, held in Switzerland on July 1, had been excommunicated, along with the four priests who had become new bishops, which was widely expected.
    — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Cardinal Blaise Cupich presided over the ordination.
    — CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Definition of ordination
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  • Donalds has said that Florida should vie for data center investment, albeit with guardrails to protect the environment.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • That has coincided with a global investment rally in AI stocks, an industry where India has no champions.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of investment
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  • The resort expertly blends immersive art installations, a decadent spa with a Turkish hammam and superb restaurants, including its signature overwater Japanese restaurant, Saoke.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • Rather than constructing reactors entirely on-site, Hadron plans to manufacture major reactor components in factories before transporting them for installation.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of installation
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  • On July 21, Belgium’s royal family gathered in Brussels for the holiday, which marks the historic investiture of King Leopold I in 1831.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Cynthia Erivo channeled subdued elegance in Givenchy by Sarah Burton for her Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) investiture at Windsor Castle in England on Tuesday.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Definition of investiture
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  • Last season was the first installment of that payment ($4 million), which the team used to help absorb a $10 million scoreboard improvement.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Today is the drop date for the first installment of the Georgia Power Top 100 player rankings.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of installment
Noun
  • Lot placement and window placement can affect heating and cooling if placed in hot spots for afternoon sun.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 July 2026
  • Those placements are increasingly valuable as demand in certain healthcare fields outpaces the supply of available medical personnel.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of placement

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