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Recent Examples of evangelical
Since its first public services in a middle school auditorium in 1996, Crossroads has become Greater Cincinnati’s largest evangelical church, attracting about 30,000 members and expanding to nine locations in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026
Now Peterson is suing to assert his advisory privileges and regain access to the DAF, which was started by his late father, Gordon Peterson, a real estate investor and devout Christian, to support evangelical Christian causes.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump’s State of the Union address, however, was meant to appeal to a base largely composed of white evangelical Christians, Perry said.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Thousands of followers were drawn to the saint by his charisma, his evangelical zeal and his commitment to poverty and charity.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026
Now Peterson is suing to assert his advisory privileges and regain access to the DAF, which was started by his late father, Gordon Peterson, a real estate investor and devout Christian, to support evangelical Christian causes.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Trump’s State of the Union address, however, was meant to appeal to a base largely composed of white evangelical Christians, Perry said.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Thousands of followers were drawn to the saint by his charisma, his evangelical zeal and his commitment to poverty and charity.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
Adjective
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His missionary experience in Peru, and international experience more broadly, was crucial.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Those exceptions include time spent playing a different sport on a professional level, military service, religious missionary work and playing sports during a post-graduate year after high school.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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However, the politician lacks the religious credentials of his father to lead a clerical regime and is not particularly popular in Iran.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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Political figures within Iran criticized the idea of handing over the supreme leader’s title based on heredity and thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, who was toppled during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Last year, Morris pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, and Schott’s pastoral lineage became something of a liability.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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His religious training comes from Christian institutions, including a master of divinity from Azusa Pacific University, an evangelical Christian university, and graduate studies in pastoral counseling at Southern California Seminary.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Shah, who is the RSP’s prime ministerial candidate, won the 2022 Kathmandu mayoral race.—
Binaj Gurubacharya,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Thaksin could be eligible for parole in May, his nephew is the party’s prime ministerial candidate.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Like his apostolic namesake, Thomas believes unquestioningly in the evidence of his senses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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