evangelist

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Recent Examples of evangelist In May 1926, the world-famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished; she was last seen ducking into the ocean near Santa Monica for a swim. Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025 Charles Koch has long been a foe of protectionism and an evangelist for free markets, competitive advantage and mutual benefit. Philip Elliott, Time, 2 May 2025 So did Hemant Taneja, the CEO of General Catalyst and one of the most powerful evangelists for AI in the world. Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 4 June 2025 Acting as technology evangelists, working one-on-one with customers as trusted advisors. Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for evangelist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelist
Noun
  • The 33-year-old state assemblyman has ensnared a wide net of seasoned billionaires and enthusiastic young activists, presented as a regular New Yorker who lived in Africa as a child.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • All of these cities have something in common: Local lawmakers voted to increase police budgets in 2024, despite pressure from activists who wanted to defund the police.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Prevost spent two decades as a missionary and bishop in Peru and would well know those arguments.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • When the Catholic and Anglican churches began sending waves of missionaries to the legendary islands in the nineteenth century, their interactions with native populations produced more stories of biblical heritage, which local preachers passed down from generation to generation.
    Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • His trajectory in the music industry went from concert promoter and artist manager to entrepreneur who launched Absolute Merch with no funding in 2012.
    Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Just hours after tickets went on sale Thursday (June 26) for the legendary rock band’s 2025 stadium tour, promoter TEG Van Egmond has announced second dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane due to overwhelming demand.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Nathan Jerde, the drummer for Chicago’s beloved early-aughts garage rock revivalists the Ponys, has died.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025
  • The band and collective have tapped trans artists and allies — including emo and skate-punk revivalists Home Is Where and Pinkshift, indie rockers Speedy Ortiz and Ted Leo, and genre-smelters Bartees Strange and L’Rain — to share wares and kick proceeds to future rallies and actions.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Popes are considered successors to St. Peter, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 May 2025
  • The first pope was St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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.
    al, al, 1 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • Higgins, a candidate for mayor in the city of Miami, chairs the County Commission’s Transportation committee and has been the board’s main advocate of the Northeast project.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
  • No serious advocate for diversity programs argues against hiring the best candidate for the job.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Their claims led federal prosecutors to indict eight former prison officials — including a former warden and a chaplain — on a slew of charges.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
  • Members of Congress regularly invite guest chaplains to deliver prayers Miller’s post sparked bipartisan condemnation.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 6 June 2025

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“Evangelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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