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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk
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as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants
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Recent Examples of clerk
The city received 17 protests from residents, according to the city clerk.
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
With 20 days passed and no quorum on Monday, the clerk of court will now decide who fills a vacant Cabarrus County commission seat.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Sordi stars as Fabio, a bank clerk who has an utterly complacent attitude about the bourgeois comforts of his life.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 2025
Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work as a clerk at Costco, and she’s never looked back
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Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work at Costco in 2022,
Perkins shares her journey and life on TikTok, where she's grown a following.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
With 20 days passed and no quorum on Monday, the clerk of court will now decide who fills a vacant Cabarrus County commission seat.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Sordi stars as Fabio, a bank clerk who has an utterly complacent attitude about the bourgeois comforts of his life.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 2025
Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work as a clerk at Costco, and she’s never looked back
1 Comments
Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work at Costco in 2022,
Perkins shares her journey and life on TikTok, where she's grown a following.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Representatives of the registrar of voters office did not respond to the La Jolla Light’s request for comment.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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The county filed the complaint last month with the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center against Pope and the registrar, NameCheap Inc., of Phoenix.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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Years after working as a prominent car salesman known for making deals, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is attempting to sell lawmakers on one of the biggest pitches of his political career.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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Judge reprises his voice roles as propane salesman Hank Hill and fast-talking pal Boomhauer.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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In the previous episode, Mandy confessed to her priest and had guilty nightmares about her tricky predicament.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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At age 27, Leo was chosen to study in Rome, according to the Vatican, where he was ordained a priest.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Qatar funded Representative Ilhan Omar’s trip to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and gave $1 million to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was still serving as U.S. secretary of state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov, and National Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu also attended.—
Mehmet Guzel,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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McBride wrote the premiere’s cold open — in which Elijah murders a preacher while robbing his collection box, then assumes his identity — several years ago.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Opportunistic Congolese politicians and preachers have amplified hate speech against the Congolese Tutsi community, from which most M23 leaders come.—
Jason K. Stearns,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Chinese government has not confirmed who else will be with Mr. He at the meetings or if Wang Xiaohong, China’s minister of public security, who directs its narcotics control commission, will attend.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Tarar, the Pakistani information minister, said that the country’s armed forces have killed 40 to 50 Indian soldiers in the exchanges along the Line of Control.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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The technique seen in the clergyman also hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before, Nerlich added.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The clergymen’s colors signaled their rank, and a seating chart could reveal which dignitary or humble believer sat where.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Married men can be ordained as deacons while women cannot, although historians say women served as deacons in the early Christian church.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Leo has said little about other major social and cultural issues that have animated the emergent Catholic right, especially inclusion for LGBTQ+ Catholics and women’s ordination as deacons.—
Liam Adams,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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