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also evangelic
as in missionary
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Recent Examples of evangelical
Following a lawsuit filed last year by a group of conservative evangelical organizations and churches, the IRS is changing its decades-old stance on political endorsements made by churches.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
Though the effort has religious roots, the mission of Lives Transformed isn’t explicitly evangelical.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
To make the case for the bill, Campbell invited conservative evangelical pastor Rafael Cruz, the father of Texas Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
That is not to deny a revival of interest in Christian religion in the young and the strength of various kinds of evangelical Christianity in immigrant minorities, especially from Africa.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
Though the effort has religious roots, the mission of Lives Transformed isn’t explicitly evangelical.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
To make the case for the bill, Campbell invited conservative evangelical pastor Rafael Cruz, the father of Texas Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
That is not to deny a revival of interest in Christian religion in the young and the strength of various kinds of evangelical Christianity in immigrant minorities, especially from Africa.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelical
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The college is also expanding its degree in missionary aviation technology at its Spokane, Washington, campus.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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On her first journey, she was summoned by a missionary woman who joined the ship in Yokohama.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
21 July 2025
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Holmes is said to be working a clerical job, while maintaining regular contact with her two young children, People reports.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Bryan was released after a clerical error caused officials to confuse him with another inmate with a similar last name, Hutson said.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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In a work as captivated with pastoral landscapes as the haunting glow of a tube TV, Vermette extracts possibility from every shot, down to crossfading that recalls the expressiveness of silent cinema.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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This walking safari follows ancient game trails and pastoral routes, still used by local communities, leading to remote areas otherwise unreachable by road.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, speaks at the opening ceremony of the China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on May 13 and U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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According to the plaintiffs, the city should have processed the project application on a discretionary basis but instead has handled them all on a ministerial basis, based on set standards rather than individual judgments.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Echoing this sentiment of finding hope in La Virgen de la Puerta, Pope Francis, during his apostolic journey to Peru, crowned La Virgen de la Puerta and gave her the title of Mother of Mercy and Hope.—
Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Francis chose to live in the humble Santa Marta guest house, not the apostolic palace.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Evangelical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelical. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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