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or crozier
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Recent Examples of crosier
World & Nation Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s ‘heart’ in 5 years
Dec. 6, 2024
The ceremony began with Ulrich symbolically reopening Notre Dame’s grand wooden doors, tapping them three times with his fire-scarred crosier.
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosier
Noun
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The potential for a showdown over crime in Chicago – not just between law enforcement and crooks but between the federal government and city leaders – is escalating.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Oliver was in the crook of my right arm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During the argument, Martin grabbed a hammer from Lawson that Lawson had been using to repair a patio door and raised it above his head in a striking motion, Lawson said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Slaves, serfs, peasants, and wage workers mostly understood that what was being struck was a hammer blow on their behalf.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cabaret-meister de Pury, ebullient as ever, raised the magic gavel in celebration.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But the combination of outside factors — including the fact Trump won’t be on the ticket to help Republicans in the midterms — still puts Democrats in striking distance of the Speaker’s gavel.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This also prevents your meat mallet from getting dirty as well.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
25 Aug. 2025
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Security footage also captured him near a drainage ditch where police found a rubber mallet and cell phone.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Carrying a walking stick, bear spray or other device that could be used for self-defense.—
Joseph Hernandez
August 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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Known for a deep, authoritarian bass voice that could have been used to voice movie trailers — and for his constant companion, his walking stick — Davis’ tenure encompassed an evolution of Chicago politics over nearly a half century in public life.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The beetle is well-suited to the North American climate and is a good flyer, spreading naturally.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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The creator went on to say the dogbane beetle is from Ohio, which could be a nod to Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who is a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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“Crosier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosier. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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