apostles

plural of apostle

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Recent Examples of apostles In addition to the Jesus tower, another would be dedicated to Mary, with bluish granite ornaments meant to evoke her iconic cloak; there would also be spires for each of the four Evangelists and the twelve apostles. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 The 9th-century monastery rises from the plateau—its stone walls etched with faded medieval frescoes of apostles and Last Judgement scenes. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 With Bono keeping his Cliffs of Dover yelp in check, Zooropa scales down U2's anthemic-apostles side. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostles
Noun
  • Eide and other proponents of expanding hospitalization believe the administration could do even more.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Closure of the bike path to undertake this project has drawn opposition from cycling proponents and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The chorus of boos at the final whistle showed what supporters made of it.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Digital rights advocates have also pushed back against a proposal to limit a person to only one social media account per platform, ostensibly as a means to crack down on disinformation.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Apostles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostles. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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