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coadjutor

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adjective

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Recent Examples of coadjutor
Noun
By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024 Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk. Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 7 May 2024 Before he was consecrated bishop coadjutor, Bishop Spong served for 20 years as a priest in North Carolina and Virginia. Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021 Curry, bishop coadjutor, currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan. al, 1 Dec. 2020 Curry will hold the title of bishop coadjutor, assisting retiring Bishop Kee Sloan, who steps down at the end of the year. al, 27 June 2020 Anchorage’s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020 Whoever is elected will be ordained and consecrated as bishop coadjutor on June 27. Greg Garrison | Ggarrison@al.com, al, 2 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coadjutor
Noun
  • The prosecution first brought forward former InterContinental Hotel assistant security director Israel Florez, now an LAPD officer.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • To answer them, our own Adam Tyner teamed up with Matt Giani, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and his graduate assistant, Franchesca Lyra.
    Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Huntington Beach junior receiver Troy Foster has committed to San Diego State. . .
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • Senior quarterback Ava Hanson connected with junior wide receiver Avery Schroeder for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-7 in the second quarter.
    Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.
    Kyla Mandel, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
Noun
  • Clooney ultimately decided to write the New York Times op-ed, sending a copy to film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, a major Biden fundraiser, and senior Biden aide Steve Ricchetti, before its publication.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Former Kelly aide Adal Regis of Chicago announced his 2nd Congressional District candidacy.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • For more than ten weeks, Israel has halted the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages.
    NPR, NPR, 14 May 2025
  • Sanctions have severely restricted the Syrian economy, affecting everything from imports to humanitarian aid.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Photo: Getty Images Each winter, Wright and his apprentices would caravan from Spring Green to Scottsdale to continue their work in warmer weather.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
  • On her journey, Gerda makes friends with people, birds, beasts, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile, unseen enemy – the Snow Queen and her devil apprentice, Louie – is watching her.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Kidman’s words resonated in a room that included Jeremy Strong, Julianne Moore, Kering deputy CEO Francesca Bellettini and Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello in the audience.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
  • The 16-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, deputies said.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Luthor's sidekicks are played by Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher and Terence Rosemore as Otis.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
  • During the May 6 episode of his The Three Questions podcast, the comedian and longtime sidekick to Conan O’Brien spoke to Modern Family alum Eric Stonestreet about the use of GLP-1 weight-loss injections.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 6 May 2025

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“Coadjutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coadjutor. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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