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Recent Examples of crosier
Some of these coins feature a bishop holding a crozier in his right hand, as noted in the press release.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
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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.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2022
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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 ingredients are common sense, not being a crook and having a great client.
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The fawn jumps at Officer Roy, who scoops the baby deer up, catching it in the crook of his arm.
Noun
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Babcock will use playing time as a hammer.
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Dylan has access to a variety of them, our favorite being using the giant hammer to smash the Hiss into pieces.
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Gaetz was the chief agitator among a group of six far-right Republicans intent on keeping McCarthy from the gavel.
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More recently, Rauch stepped out of the recording booth, picked up a gavel, and settled into a starring role on NBC’s Night Court revival.
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After butterflying the breast, place a piece of plastic wrap or parchment on top and use a meat mallet or small, heavy skillet to pound it to an even thickness.
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Diana held a croquet mallet during a game at Itchenor, West Sussex, as seen in this 1970 portrait.
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In the parking lot, Schenk offered us walking sticks for our hike, then led us through a gate in a chain-link fence meant to keep out wild pigs.
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Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.
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On the other hand, skunks forage for their favorite food, beetle grubs, by digging in the dirt, as in, digging up your yard.
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Each nail is coated in pink chrome powder that flashes a beetle-like green in the light.
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Despite losing winger Francesca Granzotto to the sin-bin for a tip tackle, Italy secured victory when the pack walked a maul 15 meters and laid on a try for player-of-the-match flyhalf Veronica Madia with 11 minutes left.
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While many college corners lean on lax officiating to grab and maul, Johnson stays disciplined.
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“Crosier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosier. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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