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Recent Examples of enthronement
At the heart of the ceremony is the act of enthronement, in which the archbishop is formally seated in the cathedral’s two symbolic chairs.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthronement
Noun
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The clock is winding down on a career that should lead to his enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But for the significant conservative Catholic population in Poland, the route's popularity amounted to an inappropriate glorification of evil, and after much lobbying, local operator PKS Gdynia changed the route number from 666 to 669 three years ago.—
Anna Noryskiewicz,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The glorification of criminals who attack the rich is not new — think Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger — and experts say this is often amplified in times of income inequity and economic turmoil.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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But like much gospel, the Staple Singers’ music hinges on a buoyant joyfulness that invites the listener to share in their exaltation.—
Santi Elijah Holley,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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The film is a rarefied exaltation of bullfighting as an inherently but latently cinematic domain that’s been waiting for its closeup—and which reveals its essence only by way of the special powers of the cinema.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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There needs to be a better system of Parks & Beaches member selection, rather than the current process that reinforces the aggrandizement of the existing members … especially if La Jolla is to be its own city.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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The show, which originally confined itself to the claustrophobic ecosystem of the trading floor, has expanded to include the grubby workings of British media and politics, and to show the intersection of the country’s landed aristocracy with other, newer forms of class aggrandizement.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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With no challengers present, delegates approved Flanagan’s endorsement by acclamation Saturday rather than ballots.—
Twin Cities,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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The acclamation continued to build, and the Spanish auteur was overcome with gratitude — for a few moments.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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For example, a telescope with 660mm focal length and a 10mm eyepiece will have a magnification of 66x.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
30 Nov. 2025
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Senior Editor Looking at the world at eight times its normal magnification very quickly changed my life.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
19 Nov. 2025
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Mullin won early praise for speeding up FEMA relief payments to states, which Noem had slowed by requiring her personal sign-off on expenditures exceeding $100,000.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Spain have set up their group-stage base camp at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, an elite private school whose facilities drew wide praise on social media when the squad arrived.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Enthronement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthronement. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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