high priest

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Recent Examples of high priest The local olive trees have long furnished the oil used to anoint kings and high priests. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 The Torah describes the details of the breastplate that the high priest, Aaron, and his sons wore. Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 Lekan Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther) will bring to life the heroic man who is the last high priest of the maji remaining after the Raid. EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025 Despite his love of the spotlight, the high priest opted to hang back, a calculated effort to play it cool. Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for high priest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high priest
Noun
  • Biden had selected Colorado Springs in 2023 as the permanent home for Space Command, a location proponents had said was best for military readiness.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But proponents of the Sensitivity Era want to keep others from joining that conversation.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Academics can also study hundreds of cases to draw somewhat generalizable insights whereas practitioners are somewhat condemned to only experience small samples in their professional lives (working at say five or ten employers, at the most).
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The creation of the alliance feels necessary to some public health practitioners.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Huffman, 61, has been an advocate of strong climate change and environmental protection policies since his state Assembly tenure from 2006 to 2012, and was a member of the Marin Municipal Water District for a dozen years before that.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The royal has been a longtime advocate of the benefits of spending time outdoors.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As one careful exponent of technical legal craft addressing another, Burroughs hit the mark.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The single bit flip can increase the exponent value by 16.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The president sought to show supporters that the achievements of his administration would be wiped out if Republican opponent Mitt Romney won the election.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Despite facing challenges to get the march off the ground this year, supporters came bearing flags, signs and spirit on the eve of the Boise Pride Festival, which takes place this weekend.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Founder Fawn Weaver may lose control of her cult Tennessee distillery after a judge mandates a receivership—unless a white knight investor bails her out.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • As any self-respecting white knight would do, Conrad bravely takes up the mantle of responsibility and decides to help Belly pick out hurricane glasses himself.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025

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“High priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20priest. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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