as in ministerial
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock
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According to Laurie Magnus, the government’s adviser on ministerial standards, her error was not having sought advice from a tax specialist.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025 -
Kais Saied, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Once the seat of dukes and later a wartime naval base, the pastoral country estate in Ireland's County Fermanagh comprises a historic residence, five cottages, a walled garden, and vast sporting grounds.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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One of the original parks designed by Olmsted, the park provides a pastoral setting amid rolling hills, open meadows and woodlands of the Beargrass Creek valley.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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But at the time, such ambitions weren’t seen as realistic for women, who were instead steered toward housework or low-wage clerical jobs.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Olivier honors included an unprecedented Best Supporting Actor award to the puppeteers who operate the tiger named Richard Parker (named so because of a clerical error in filing after his capture).—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Clerkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkly. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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