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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.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
According to the Dera, Singh’s ascent to power is a story of divine anointment.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s fame was growing ever more mainstream in the years before his Super Bowl anointment.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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
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The Sunshine State Letdown is one more phase in the choreographed anointing of Donalds as the Republican nominee for governor.
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By all accounts, virality is violent for its subjects, and building a sustainable career from sudden celebrity is a formidable task; any sensible person would be wise to distrust such an instantaneous anointing.
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Swift arrived at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony with Kelce and both of their families, marking one of the couple's biggest public celebrations to date.
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The kitchen block across the way is pretty conventional and relies on a portable single-hob induction cooktop that can be used on the counter or outside via the AC electrical outlet.
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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.
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Cardinal Blaise Cupich presided over the ordination.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Strengthening domestic chip supply The agreement builds on Micron’s ongoing investment to expand automotive semiconductor production in the United States.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Authorities say a subcontracted excavation company was working ahead of the installation of a sanitary sewer line at the time of the incident.
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After presenting the honors at the investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch donned a top hat for a garden party at the palace with Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Prince Edward.
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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.
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This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world.
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And now, Raphael is one of the stars of Elle, the latest installment in the Legally Blonde universe.
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In their first shift, on the afternoon and evening of July 1, officials contacted 1,300 people to help with support and placement in shelter, according to Erin Dalton, the city's social services commissioner.
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The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels.
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“Anointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anointment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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