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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
McCaskill, the executive director of the Harvey Park District, was appointed to the board early last year after Monica Gordon rose to become county clerk.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Government libraries, post offices, county clerks and others still provide the service.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Braunschweig also served as the clerk/treasurer for the Village of Germantown and has nearly 20 years of experience in the field, according to a 2023 post welcoming Braunschweig to the Village of Chenequa on the village’s website.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors allege the scheme centered on fake robberies designed to help clerks or store owners seek U visas, a form of immigration relief available to certain victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Government libraries, post offices, county clerks and others still provide the service.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Braunschweig also served as the clerk/treasurer for the Village of Germantown and has nearly 20 years of experience in the field, according to a 2023 post welcoming Braunschweig to the Village of Chenequa on the village’s website.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors allege the scheme centered on fake robberies designed to help clerks or store owners seek U visas, a form of immigration relief available to certain victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Desmond withdrew from that race and filed to run in Issa’s district on Thursday, according to the San Diego County registrar of voters.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Friday is the deadline for incumbents to file nomination forms with the registrar.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Shoe salesman Marty Mauser (best actor nominee Timothée Chalamet) will do anything to be a ping-pong champion.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Francis told the salesman to send the bill to Robert Evans at Paramount Pictures.—
Paul Fischer,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film features appearances by Slash, Yves-Grégory Francois, Anderson Mojica, musical artist and Vodou priest Erol Josué, special effects legend Tom Savini (Night of the Living Dead) and filmmaker Zandashé Brown (Horror Noire).—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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Narratively, Daniel Craig’s returning lead Benoit Blanc takes a back pew to the conflict between a sensitive priest and a malignant monsignor who has turned away from Jesus’ teachings.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was considered one of the most powerful figures in the country since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an airstrike on the first day of the war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli military strikes ousted Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of the Guard’s Basij unit.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Complicating matters is the charismatic doomsday preacher who is quickly leading the small town to the verge of hysteria.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some religious tracts and pamphlets had been sent by radio preachers after Mama or Daddy had mailed them a dollar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister in 2024 in connection with the Gaza conflict.—
MOLLY QUELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The State Department listed the 56-year-old Khamenei alongside Ali Larijani, the regime's top national security official, and Esmaeil Khatib, the minister of intelligence.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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The pompous clergyman enters the life of the Bennet family, his distant cousins, with the assumption that, given his respectable position and benefactor, Lady Catherine De Bourgh, one of those daughters would be happy to marry him.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Garage owner and keen early automobilist Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan, the son of a rural English clergyman, built his first car, an eponymous prototype, in 1909.—
Jamie Kitman,
Air Mail,
21 Feb. 2026
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Two thousand people are expected to attend, including numerous religious figures such as bishops, priests and deacons.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Early Christians cited menstruation as the reason for not allowing female deacons or priests.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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