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Recent Examples of chaplains
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signaled support for expanding religious expression protections for service members and chaplains, though the Pentagon has not announced any policy changes related to chaplain insignia.
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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaplains
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By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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They were followed in 1527 by Dominican missionaries, and eight years later a Portuguese port and trading center were established at Faifo (modern Hoi An), south of present-day Da Nang.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the presence in Iran of American missionaries and, later, invited government technocrats, was of an entirely different quality.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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In addition, the research deans from various colleges here at MSU discuss these issues regularly with each other and other university officials to strategize how to navigate these difficult times, sharing information among people with different roles.—
Nara Parameswaran,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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These are the terms favored in higher ed, terms that make assessment possible, terms that accreditors and deans like.—
Peter Wayne Moe,
Longreads,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Chaplains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaplains. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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