as in letter
an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops
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Recent Examples of encyclical
Time, 29 May 2025
His most famous encyclical — a high-level papal teaching — addressed workers’ rights and capitalism at the beginning of the industrial revolution and was highlighted by the Vatican in explaining the new pope’s choice of name.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
When Trump visited the Vatican in 2017, one of the gifts Francis presented was his encyclical on the environment — a pointed message to a leader who decided to pull the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
—Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
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Noun
Pope Leo's Style of American Leadership Is a Hopeful Opportunity
This body of thought, which had its most notable appearance in his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, introduced the world to a new approach to the social, economic, and political challenges of the day.
—Time, 29 May 2025
His most famous encyclical — a high-level papal teaching — addressed workers’ rights and capitalism at the beginning of the industrial revolution and was highlighted by the Vatican in explaining the new pope’s choice of name.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Adjective
Benedict asked in a characteristic passage of a 2007 encyclical on hope.
—Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
When Trump visited the Vatican in 2017, one of the gifts Francis presented was his encyclical on the environment — a pointed message to a leader who decided to pull the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
—Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclical
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The letter placed at his door Friday admonished him for that vote and called on him to vote against cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and public education when Congress returns to Washington, D.C., in September.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
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The letters were signed by HJC chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), the latter of whom chairs the subcommittee on the administrative state, regulatory reform and antitrust.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The boys were students at St. Aquinas High School, a private catholic school in Fort Lauderdale, which held a prayer service for the crash victims on Monday.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Modern popes have traveled extensively after their elections, something truly catholic in the original meaning of the word.—
Emmett Coyne,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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With the 2025-26 school year starting next week in some counties, Maryland’s two top education leaders had a message for local school officials: Follow state law.—
William J. Ford,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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Crow-Armstrong delivered that hopeful message after a morning meeting with Cubs manager Craig Counsell — and before a defeat that encapsulated so much of what has recently gone wrong.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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As a proud dad, the 38-year-old wrote his firstborn a sweet epistle to acknowledge his birthday.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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Any revenue the government collects, through ordinary taxes or tariffs, goes into a general fund managed by the Treasury Department.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Their report scrutinized the foundation’s financial practices, particularly its practice of taking a hefty cut of the donations made to student clubs to pay for general funds and foundation administrative costs.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Furlong | Getty Images With the White House's Friday tariff deadline just days away, President Donald Trump offered a broad proclamation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
29 July 2025
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In March, Trump issued a presidential proclamation to deport Venezuelan nationals who were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department.—
Kevin Johnson,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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In The Great Miscalculation: The Race to Save New York City’s Citicorp Tower (New York University Press, $27.95), Michael M. Greenburg goes into compendious detail about the debacle.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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The curious thing about this compendious, scrupulously researched biography, so rich in basketball and cultural lore, is that the best parts are not about basketball at all.—
Thomas Beller,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2023
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The two conservatives running for governor of Massachusetts ramped up attacks this month on each other’s past work and credibility, including in dueling missives that paint different pictures of the race to become the Republican nominee for the state’s executive office.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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In his missive, Olney made suggestions for how the Red Sox could rebuild the trust that has been lost in New England.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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“Encyclical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclical. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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