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coadjutor

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adjective

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Recent Examples of coadjutor
Adjective
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
  • As reported in a 2021 Rolling Stone exposé, more than a dozen women came forward with allegations of abuse against Manson, real name Brian Warner, including Evan Rachel Wood, actress Esmé Bianco, model Ashley Morgan, and Warner’s former personal assistant, Ashley Walters.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2025
  • Although the Magic continue to make a push to hire Mavericks assistant God Shammgod away from Dallas, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein, Mosley wouldn’t reveal his cards Friday.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • In her junior year of college, Nicole was raped in the parking lot of a bar.
    Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
  • Once the most senior voice in the room speaks, others—especially junior team members—may subconsciously align their thoughts to match.
    Derek Richardson, Forbes.com, 27 June 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
  • The four women range in age from 30-74 and work as a deli clerk, nursing home dietary aide, physician assistant, and a former treatment coordinator at a charity for blind people.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
  • She was fined another $1,000 by the ethics board this week and her top aide, Dan Balanoff, $750 for permitting an employee to attend an unauthorized conference unrelated to his county duties on county time.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • That growth was supported initially by billions of dollars in federal aid.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Kefir water is known to help decrease inflammation and maintain a balanced gut microbiome to absorb nutrients and aid digestion.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Deighton said the company plans to add more technicians and apprentices soon, adding that finding qualified people is challenging because U.K. universities are not teaching processes like laser design.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
  • Luna’s mother was British costume designer Fiona Alexander, who died when Luna was 2 years old, and his father was Mexican set designer Alejandro Luna, whom Luna shadowed as a child and, later, as an apprentice.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Whiting had been locked out of the County Attorney's Office since June after his chief deputy and three other top employees obtained restraining orders against him.
    Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
  • Smirnov and his first deputy, Alexei Dedov, were arrested in April 2025 by the Russian Interior Ministry on allegations of embezzlement of public money over contracts for the construction of fortifications in Kursk.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Your summer outfits deserve a stylish sidekick, and Kate Spade’s playful yet polished handbags are at the top of our list this season.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
  • Jeanne to punk vegan creepers from Chicago label Straight to Hell and more cruelty-free footwear from Matt & Nat. Cameos by Lala, Cumming’s sidekick rescue dog, extend The Traitors’ kitsch drama to the canine world.
    Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2025

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“Coadjutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coadjutor. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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