catechism

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Recent Examples of catechism The opposition’s mainstream leaders still mouth the catechism that change should come by Venezuelan hands, but more are openly courting external pressure to tilt the balance. Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025 The church will host a catechism retreat from 6-8:30 p.m. on October 23. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 For decades universities have taken it as catechism to spend their year-to-year earnings at a rate of no more than 5 percent of the total endowment (often less). Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 History offers an outlook on life and a method for living it, not a catechism. Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for catechism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catechism
Noun
  • The final exam requires students to build a fire in the woods after having been submerged in a frigid creek.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The exams may also create barriers to students with disabilities.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The examination of the past all feels pretty surface-level.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
  • After an examination of her records, the election board said 188 of Walker Thomas’ petition signatures were invalid, which brought her total number of valid signatures to 445, below the minimum 500 signatures required to run.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Matching this test with electrons would require maintaining quantum coherence for 100 million years.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Online Finance Certifications Expand Access and Impact Globally Traditional finance programs have long required high fees, limited test centers, or multi-year commitments.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As the applied research arm of the Advanced Technology Research Council, TII unifies disciplines from quantum and AI to autonomous systems and directed energy and secure energy platforms.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Though not necessarily a finding of causality, the study calls for more research and awareness into the common and routine use of melatonin by millions of individuals daily.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Back at the police station, Rebecca and Walt turn up at the interrogation room where Cooper is being held, and Rebecca asks to see the surveillance footage of the incident.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • One of her most traumatic experiences occurred during interrogation.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Take the quiz here … RETRO REVOLT – Girl goes viral after getting pink princess landline phone for Christmas instead of smartphone.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This quiz dives into the foundational concepts that have revolutionized our understanding of space and time.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Riu Resorts has yet to respond to our inquiries.
    Janay Reece, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Kelly filed a lawsuit earlier this month in a district court to try to stop Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s efforts to demote his rank in retirement, insisting the inquiry unlawfully punished him for his speech and violated his due process.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the moments leading up to the video, a San Jose police sergeant used his vehicle to block the suspect, who was in a white car, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The search was part of an investigation of a Pentagon contractor accused of illegally handling classified information.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Catechism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechism. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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