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 New Jersey correctional center's commissary list offered him the option to purchase a sweet snack.
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The commissary list does not include applesauce, which one witness testified Combs loves and would put on cheeseburgers.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The company operating the commissary at Richwood, Correct Commissary, is registered to the same address as the company that owns and operates the jail, LaSalle, according to Louisiana Secretary of State records.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The former fire station and hospital commissary remain, with the commissary now serving as a homeless shelter.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The commissary list does not include applesauce, which one witness testified Combs loves and would put on cheeseburgers.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The company operating the commissary at Richwood, Correct Commissary, is registered to the same address as the company that owns and operates the jail, LaSalle, according to Louisiana Secretary of State records.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
The former fire station and hospital commissary remain, with the commissary now serving as a homeless shelter.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissary
Noun
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Bashor is an assistant professor of bioengineering and biosciences at Rice and deputy director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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In the late spring, a University of Utah college student was arrested after a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy tipped off ICE officers to her location and immigration status.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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This talk is presented as both a Tiger Talk and as part of the IFFR Pro Dialogues program of industry panels for industry and press delegates at the festival.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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China sent close to 800 delegates.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The pork is marinated for 12 to 24 hours in a special blend of Mexican spices mixed with orange juice, according to a restaurant representative, and cooked for five to six hours.—
Alexa Stone
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Her representatives quickly shut down the claims.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Good was seen in multiple videos reversing her Honda Pilot as ICE agents attempted to open her car door, then moving forward and to the right when the agent opened fire, first through the windshield and then twice through the vehicle's open window, killing the mother of three from Colorado.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Krupp said at the time that the restructuring would affect middle- and upper-level managers, not front-line caseworkers.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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She was taken to Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing, and it is not immediately known if Natarajan has retained an attorney.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Her family called for peace and thanked the public for their support in a statement shared by their attorneys.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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The First Lady, Janet, serves as education minister; Museveni’ son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is Chief of Defence Forces.—
Charles Onyango-Obbo,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Palka, with a flattop and clean shave, looks more like a Marine than a minister.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Commissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissary. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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