as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese
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Recent Examples of commissary
The state-of-the-art complex has five sound stages, offices and other proper movie studio features such as a mill, commissary and base camp.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Instead, the money inmates pay to buy snacks and other items in the commissary covers the cost, something called the inmate welfare account.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Starting Saturday night, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will be staffed by skeleton crews of keepers, veterinarians, and animal commissary workers who prepare animals’ diets in a large, restaurant-grade kitchen.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
State dollars and profits from the Sacramento County Main Jail commissary will cover the remaining cost, according to the county’s resolution.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Instead, the money inmates pay to buy snacks and other items in the commissary covers the cost, something called the inmate welfare account.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Starting Saturday night, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will be staffed by skeleton crews of keepers, veterinarians, and animal commissary workers who prepare animals’ diets in a large, restaurant-grade kitchen.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
State dollars and profits from the Sacramento County Main Jail commissary will cover the remaining cost, according to the county’s resolution.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissary
Noun
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Hours after her post, deputies assigned to the Salton City sheriff’s station responded to a call about the discovery of human remains in Salton City.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to Reyes-English’s suit, she was hired by the city in July 2013 as a senior field deputy, also known as a council aide, in Price’s council district.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Huge crowds at the venue — which was open to the public on its first couple of days — contributed to long queues and some delegates being unable to attend their panels.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, delegates said the main hall, where figures like Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis are giving keynotes, was less than half full.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Roughly a dozen people attended the news conference, including two West Hollywood City Council members, representatives from survivor advocacy groups, attorneys and law professors.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the people who should resign are the representatives and senators at the state and national levels who have taken the same oath and betray it by turning a blind eye to the unconstitutional acts committed every day by a lawless regime.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Generally, federal immigration agents are allowed in health care settings where other members of the public are permitted, like waiting rooms, but need a warrant to access private patient areas.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The singer was honored alongside her majority female team, ranging from agents to tour managers.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Capital is still flowing, and large asset managers continue to raise funds .—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Wildlife managers have no idea how many mountain lions roam the state because estimating populations is essentially impossible.—
Ted Williams,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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The city attorney’s office also spent tens of millions of dollars on outside attorneys in a related case, with Clark and others repeatedly denying wrongdoing.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Bruce Meyer, a veteran attorney and the lead labor negotiator for baseball players since 2018, was named the seventh executive director in the history of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Wednesday evening.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In a long post on X, White demanded that Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgium’s health minister, intervene in the case.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The minister also said work was already underway with other southern African countries to manufacture drugs locally and pool resources across borders.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Commissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissary. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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