as in bishop
a person who is in charge of a Christian parish
The curate met with the bishop in the cathedral.
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Recent Examples of curate
Sixteen classrooms are decorated in various ways to curate learning spaces children might encounter on field trips.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
Kent State was reduced to a single photo because the press was far more centralized at the time, and had the power and the influence to edit, curate, and promote a particular version of an event.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The discussion will dive into how Shudder curates and champions cutting-edge horror content for its devoted fanbase.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Known for spotlighting rising artists in Nashville, Whiskey Jam will host special sets and curate afterhours sets at Stagecoach’s Palomino Stage.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
Kent State was reduced to a single photo because the press was far more centralized at the time, and had the power and the influence to edit, curate, and promote a particular version of an event.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The discussion will dive into how Shudder curates and champions cutting-edge horror content for its devoted fanbase.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Known for spotlighting rising artists in Nashville, Whiskey Jam will host special sets and curate afterhours sets at Stagecoach’s Palomino Stage.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curate
Noun
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Prevost was becoming a bishop of consequence.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The attack hit the Sokoto region of northwestern Nigeria, an area where a local Catholic bishop said in October that Christians aren't facing persecution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The new archbishop succeeds Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who last month turned 80 and is past retirement age.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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New York's new archbishop was first an affable Chicagoan, and those who knew him during his life in the south suburbs are not surprised by Pope Leo XIV's decision to elevate him.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The occasion was the pope’s annual audience with the Vatican diplomatic corps, which traditionally amounts to his yearly foreign policy address.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the late pontiff also did not hold many formal meetings with the College of Cardinals, something which cardinals said a future pope should change during meetings held before the last conclave.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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In an eight-page letter, Rachel Sheridan, the school’s rector, said there were no assurances from the federal government its scrutiny of the university would end with Ryan’s resignation.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The clergyman connected Webster with another church member who was a criminal-defense lawyer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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With intact skin and tissue, the mummified body, thought to be an 18th century clergyman, had drawn speculation of healing properties and even rumors of being poisoned.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Fast forward two years, after a period of poor mental health following my injury, the realization of the vicar’s sentence really hit.—
Abigail Wise,
Outside,
3 Jan. 2026
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Thankfully, the book was saved by being thrown out of a window by a local vicar, Johann Erichsons.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Scott Venable, lead pastor of Northwood Church in Keller, said the city has never been at risk of being governed by sharia or any other foreign laws.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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This intrepid empire builder is married to the pastor, and not here to make friends.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, the bishops took the extra step of releasing a video of various prelates reading the message into the camera, a component that observers interpreted as an unusually direct and personal rebuke.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Colombian prelate also recognised the call for the Church to move faster in tackling abuse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Curate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curate. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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