hierarch

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Recent Examples of hierarch Earlier this month, Cupich took part in the papal conclave that elected Prevost as pope on May 8, stunning many Catholic scholars and hierarchs who didn’t anticipate an American would be named pontiff. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 His speech was criticized in a statement from the Antiochian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Serbian American Orthodox hierarchs. Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025 His message on Monday was a confirmation from AI’s hierarch that the disruptors had been disrupted. Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025 In the immediate aftermath of communism there was a flurry of revelations about collaboration between Russian hierarchs and the KGB, but soon the files snapped shut. The Economist, 11 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarch
Noun
  • The billionaire executive spent more than $110 million of his own money to win the nomination in one of the most brutal Republican primaries in modern Georgia history for the chance to take on Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
  • On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The jail’s administrator did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Jail administrators and multiple law enforcement agencies were working toward a quick, peaceful resolution and restoration of full control of the jail.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • On Thursday, photos released by state broadcaster IRIB showed the commander sitting next to Khamenei’s casket during a farewell ceremony in Tehran.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Xi, who is also head of the military, presented orders promoting Zhang Shuguang and air force commander Wang Gang to generals at a ceremony Friday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • In the weeks since Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were forced out of commission, industry leaders and experts became increasingly worried that the ad-hoc ban would threaten America’s AI lead against China.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
    Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Gwinnett returned to Georgia after signing the Declaration and ordered a military operation that failed, driving a deeper wedge between him and McIntosh, the Georgia Militia’s top general.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • Since 2013, the organization has helped more than 25,000 people who’ve called in to file a report, director general Gabriela González García said.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Everyone else can start receiving up to $5,000, adjusted for inflation after 2027, per child annually in total contributions from families, relatives and employers.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Parents’ employers, relatives, friends, local governments and philanthropic groups can also pitch in.
    Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Thurmond was first elected as state schools chief in 2019 after serving four years in the Assembly as an East Bay-area Democrat, and won reelection in 2022.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Centuries-old family recipes sit beside boundary-pushing contemporary restaurants, but chief among them all is the city's deep respect for local ingredients and tradition.
    Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Utah's governor issued a rare executive order allowing communities to restrict consumer fireworks.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026

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“Hierarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarch. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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