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Recent Examples of evangelical
The Rededicate 250 event is occurring in tandem with other White House initiatives appealing to Trump’s loyal base of conservative Christians, particularly white evangelical Protestants.
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Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The idol quickly became an unusually powerful evangelical tool.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
White became one of his most visible religious supporters, particularly among evangelical Christians.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Joni Lamb, cofounder and president of the evangelical Christian TV network Daystar, has died.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The idol quickly became an unusually powerful evangelical tool.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
White became one of his most visible religious supporters, particularly among evangelical Christians.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Joni Lamb, cofounder and president of the evangelical Christian TV network Daystar, has died.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
Adjective
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Not all parishes can afford to pay for a support staff to fully serve the parish and our missionary aspirations.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was forced to quit his job as a Catholic missionary teacher because of the insecurity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The measure accidentally erased Measure J from the charter through a clerical error.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Cove Gardens, where my family lived, was a sprawling red brick rental complex built after the war for the light-industrial, service, and clerical workers who were saving up for their own houses in a better area.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Leo met Thursday with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who — despite Fernández's letter — recently recommended that priests in his archdiocese use the German guidelines as a basis for their pastoral care.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Leo met Thursday with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who — despite Fernández’s letter — recently recommended that priests in his archdiocese use the German guidelines as a basis for their pastoral care.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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As the adrenaline levels rose on Monday and Tuesday, and the familiar choreography of another British political crisis began to play out—ministerial resignations, spiky statements on X—the collateral damage that Starmer had warned against started to encroach, once again, upon the scene.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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On Monday, six lower-ranking ministerial aides quit, and several senior members of Starmer's governing cabinet urged him to set out a plan for his resignation and to hold a party leadership contest, according to The Guardian newspaper.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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On June 2, 1979, Pope John Paul II set out from Rome on an apostolic journey, as papal trips away from the Vatican are called.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The leader of the Roman Catholic Church directed his remarks to university students at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, during an 11-day apostolic journey in Africa.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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