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crosier

noun

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Definition of crosier

as in crook

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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. — 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

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Noun

More supplementing than replacing the famous FBI’s Most Wanted list, the currently 13 crook strong Most Wanted Fraudsters list was launched on June 4, 2026 to focus on white-collar crimes.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
But con men and crooks operate in the same world as fixers, and journalists can be easy marks for a story that’s too good to be true.

— Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of crook

Noun

And less than 24 hours later, the NFL dropped the proverbial hammer on Greenlaw.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
With the run as a hammer and Baugh with 600 rushing yards in four games, Faulkner’s attack was at times unstoppable through September.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammer

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With the House narrowly split, just a few seats could determine which party holds the gavel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Levy shared the advice that Sheindlin gave him before the television icon handed off the gavel to her son.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of gavel

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Then Kreiz took the mallet and landed a cannon-shot ring on the bell that was so loud that one of the Citadel traders turned around in shock, and even Wall Street veteran Gerry Cardinale’s eyebrows were raised.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
The ceremony spanned the familiar marble balcony as the market opened and proceeded to a floor-level bell struck with a mallet.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mallet

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Mitchell, who turns 83 next month and was using a walking stick, also posted a short video clip from the ceremony, in which she was applauded by others gathered in the room.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
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.

— Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026

Definition of walking stick

Noun

Forests harbor twice as many trees as those better able to resist a beetle outbreak.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
The brothel is huge and painted black, like a plump beetle luxuriating in the sun, and the opulence of its internal decoration is matched by Kate herself.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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