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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
For additional case information, contact the clerks and courts where the case is being handled.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Instead of reading Pitchfork or asking a record-store clerk for recommendations, more and more people began to let algorithms suggest their next obsession.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Did the first clerk make a mistake in his dog Latin after too many butts of hock the night before?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Recently, a woman slowed down a line at the post office, waving her phone at the clerk.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Instead of reading Pitchfork or asking a record-store clerk for recommendations, more and more people began to let algorithms suggest their next obsession.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Did the first clerk make a mistake in his dog Latin after too many butts of hock the night before?
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Recently, a woman slowed down a line at the post office, waving her phone at the clerk.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
Noun
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Leaders should resist the temptation to over-engineer registrar platforms simply to appear innovative.—
Sammy Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Similarly, Riverside County’s registrar estimates the cost to be between $15 and $16 million.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
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Nearly 60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash was turned away by a car salesman who refused to sell her a car without a man's signature.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Andor soon bonds with Klára, but later becomes infatuated with his late father, a ticket salesman with connections to the entertainment industry (escapism is a recurring motif) and an observant Jew, whose faith becomes of great interest to the boy.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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The investigation involves local police, priests, and a house of God.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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The most high profile of which is The Haunting of Hill House, but Midnight Mass, the story of a priest who arrives at a small island community performing miracles, is easily one of his best.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Health and Human Services secretary’s halting delivery was frequently interrupted by senators anxious to get their points across during their five minutes of allotted time.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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He has been spotted several times at Kering’s headquarters on the Rue de Sèvres in Paris, and broke bread with the executive committee, which includes several brand chief executive officers, the chief financial officer and the general secretary.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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And throughout a 100-minute show, Cain recounted the story of a preacher’s daughter through wailing vocals, haunting drones, and meditative, languorous chants.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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From there, the plot pretzels itself into typical noir convolution, giving us an excuse to meet all sorts of characters, not least a shady local preacher played by Chris Evans, who uses his almost embarrassingly all-American good looks to convey treacle and snake oil.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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The farm minister and a former prime minister reportedly met with Ishiba on Saturday night to urge him to resign voluntarily.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Shinjiro Koizumi, the telegenic political scion who has gained prominence as Ishiba’s farm minister tasked with trying to cap soaring prices, is another possible successor.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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The three killers might have gotten away with their crime if not for Casey, who eight months after the murder confessed to a clergyman and then led police to Pahler's mummified body.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Monica Nutti Blind, a deacon in the church who also is a member of the Sami people, said the church's architecture reminds her of the area's seasons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Aug. 2025
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Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.—
Kristine Tran,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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