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
Joor is a fashion wholesale management platform with over 14,000 brands and 675,000 curate fashion buyers across 150 countries.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
Sixteen classrooms are decorated in various ways to curate learning spaces children might encounter on field trips.
—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
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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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
Sixteen classrooms are decorated in various ways to curate learning spaces children might encounter on field trips.
—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
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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This behavior would earn them a warning from the bishop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Joliet Diocese officials say there is no announcement for neither an interim bishop nor a replacement and said those decisions are up to the Vatican.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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But there is still one more step in the long process of appointing the new archbishop.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last night, Temple Emanu-El held a special Shabbat service honoring Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who retired last month after 16 years as the archbishop of New York.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In his latest message, the pope called for national governments and international bodies to take action in this area.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Sophie D’Amours, rector at Université Laval, adds that the university prioritizes the wellbeing and growth of its employees in part because the hope is for employees to stay long-term and build their careers at ULaval.—
Rachel Rabkin Peachman,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Ryan said Sheridan kept other board members in the dark, including the rector at the time of his departure.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
24 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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The family had been relying on food and water delivery from a local pastor.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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The pastor told Lemon and the others to leave the church.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
31 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 3 Feb. 2026.
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