1
as in apostolic
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as in authoritative
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Recent Examples of canonical
This commitment is clear in the enthusiasm with which Loewenberg reels off canonical titles (by Shakespeare, Jane Austen and John Steinbeck).
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The canonical data tell only part of the story, and the least flattering part at that.
—Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
The Vatican’s dicastery for the doctrine of the faith ultimately shelved the case, citing a lack of sufficient evidence to proceed with a canonical trial against Gonzales.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
That tension between wanting commercial success and also achieving canonical greatness is something that all artists feel in all media and all art forms.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The canonical data tell only part of the story, and the least flattering part at that.
—Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
The Vatican’s dicastery for the doctrine of the faith ultimately shelved the case, citing a lack of sufficient evidence to proceed with a canonical trial against Gonzales.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
That tension between wanting commercial success and also achieving canonical greatness is something that all artists feel in all media and all art forms.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canonical
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In these words, Peter, asked by the Master, together with the other disciples, about his faith in him, expressed the patrimony that the Church, through the apostolic succession, has preserved, deepened and handed on for two thousand years.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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Brothers of Pope Leo XIV share their reactions 01:43 In Peru, Leo served as a missionary and taught canon law and was later appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo and later the bishop of Chiclayo.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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The most authoritative research on the risk to California was conducted in 2015, but little has changed in the past decade.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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In fact, their literature review suggests that many dog owners naturally fall into parenting patterns that largely mirror those of actual parents: permissive, authoritarian or authoritative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Just northeast of the basilica is the Apostolic Palace, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the papal apartments on the top floor overlooking St. Peter’s Square.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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He was elevated to a cardinal by Pope Francis in January 2024 and was elected just two days into the papal conclave that began last week.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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More than 100 of the state’s licensed home insurers, including the CSAA, USAA and the Interinsurance Exchange, are defendants in an April lawsuit accusing the companies of colluding to drop policyholders and force them onto the FAIR Plan in order to reduce their claims exposure.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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One way is by reestablishing the emotional connection, which often takes work, says licensed couples therapist Takira Victorin in Brooklyn, New York.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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Background The certified neighborhood program had just been finalized, so that Dixon Trail was the first community building to that standard, notes an IBHS spokesperson.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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As Carney reminds us, expert curation by a certified professional is what separates a truly worthwhile wine club from one that falls flat.—
Betty Gold Kider,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 May 2025
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The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination.—
Julia Hobbs,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2024
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Congregations have been disaffiliating by vote in individual episcopal area conferences, and more than 4,000 congregations have already disaffiliated under the law, including 71 previously in Kentucky.—
Caleb Wiegandt,
The Courier-Journal,
5 June 2023
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On the other hand, there’s a legitimate anger about the state of the world that needs to be addressed.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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Put another way: The more legitimate business opportunities available for athletes, the better.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Sourcing Journal reserves the right to correct clerical or typographical errors in promotional materials.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
12 June 2025
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But a clerical error and subsequent clash in wedding dates pits the two brides against each other in a competition that quickly escalates into all-out war.—
Lesley O'Toole,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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“Canonical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canonical. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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