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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
the high priest of tax relief for the state's property owners
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as in practitioner
one who brings an art or science to full realization
as the high priest of nouvelle cuisine, he was enormously influential in the food world
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Recent Examples of high priest
The Torah describes the details of the breastplate that the high priest, Aaron, and his sons wore.
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Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Each Jew was represented when the high priest entered the Ark of the Covenant.
—Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
The breastplate was worn over the high priest’s heart.
—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
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Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Each Jew was represented when the high priest entered the Ark of the Covenant.
—Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
The breastplate was worn over the high priest’s heart.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high priest
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The minister’s renown was not insignificant, with both proponents and those less keen about his ideas of achieving moral purity through food.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Aug. 2025
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Smotrich is a long-time proponent of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which are widely considered to be in violation of international law.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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The jeweller and energy practitioner, who counts Kate Moss and Deepak Chopra among her devoted following, is hosting intimate 75-minute sessions in one of the hotel’s suites from September through December.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The next stage moves into practitioner territory, helping students discern their path, whether as product makers, teachers, healers, or writers.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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But savvy newcomer Celine Dumont, played by Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, arrives on the scene to play devil’s advocate.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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The world that globalization made was not the flat landscape of peaceful market competition that its advocates had promised.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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His sturdy Scottish exponent, James Mill, helped spread the Benthamite basics, while raising his son, John Stuart Mill, in no creed but that of utilitarianism.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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In the audio world, Audeze is known as the leading exponent of planar-magnetic headphones, an advanced driver technology that produces sound in a different way to the more usual dynamic drivers found in most headphones.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Bayh didn’t make any announcements at the dinner, but did show up with two heavyweight supporters: his dad and Mayor Joe Hogsett.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
19 Aug. 2025
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The prize was established by the Central Arkansas Library System in 1999 in memory of William Booker Worthen, a longtime supporter of the public library and a 22-year member of CALS Board of Trustees.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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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
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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 27 Aug. 2025.
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