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Recent Examples of evangelist
Every governor is an evangelist for his or her state.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
He was born in 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and his father was a traveling evangelist.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Other college football coaches often gesture at this hierarchy; Swinney conveys it with an evangelist’s zeal.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Niebla is a biomechanical evangelist.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
He was born in 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and his father was a traveling evangelist.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Other college football coaches often gesture at this hierarchy; Swinney conveys it with an evangelist’s zeal.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Niebla is a biomechanical evangelist.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelist
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And in late August, the father of conservative political activist Riley Gaines filed for the seat.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is sending shockwaves through Capitol Hill, a place that is no stranger to political violence.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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To be sure, Grey’s novel is a literary protest against the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government and Christian missionaries, and his original denouement is a little more complicated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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The British band’s inaugural stop in Latin America on their highly successful Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour — which launched in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4 — drew a crowd of 65,000 fans at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros, according to promoter OCESA.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
13 Sep. 2025
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But major contract hurdles including race dates with the potential promoter, along with other issues will prevent that from happening in 2026.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to the retro revivalists at SNEG, both games are now available as of this week on Steam—although neither seem to have official Steam Deck compatibility ratings.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Ginuwine, here on behalf of a gun violence prevention group, is this year's most beloved revivalist.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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For Byrne, an apostle of euphoria, all this giddiness seems fitting.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 9th-century monastery rises from the plateau—its stone walls etched with faded medieval frescoes of apostles and Last Judgement scenes.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
17 June 2022
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Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.—
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1 Dec. 2020
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This consultative approach can turn potential customers into long-term advocates, proving your commitment to their success over your own sale.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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An advocate for free speech and limited government, Kirk also used his sizable platform to spread falsehoods and conspiracy theories about topics including climate change, vaccines, transgender people and demographic change.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Officers responded during a rally held in support of Iman Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant and former Cincinnati Children's chaplain, whom ICE detained July 9.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Evangelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelist. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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