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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 curates
Based in Rome, the Italian luxury label curates pieces for men and women, with an eye for tailoring and crisp lines.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
There’s value even in AI’s mistakes—but only if a human curates the end product.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The nonprofit curates workshops on sales, finance, and legal basics, matches founders with advisors, and distributes microgrants that fuel early wins.
—Emily Bramhall, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 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
Vesta curates vetted deals, structures co-investments, and builds brand and growth infrastructure to protect downside and boost upside.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
There’s value even in AI’s mistakes—but only if a human curates the end product.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The nonprofit curates workshops on sales, finance, and legal basics, matches founders with advisors, and distributes microgrants that fuel early wins.
—Emily Bramhall, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 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
Vesta curates vetted deals, structures co-investments, and builds brand and growth infrastructure to protect downside and boost upside.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curates
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By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pushback did not come only from parishioners but from a group of priests within the diocese.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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Marcos’s commanders, confronted with throngs of nuns, priests and ordinary civilians pleading, weeping and kneeling in prayer, refused orders to open fire and clear the streets, and Marcos subsequently fled to exile in Hawaii.—
Keith B. Richburg,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Curates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curates. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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