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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
That day, my father took a bus ride to visit my grandfather, a high priest in Ijebu Igbo.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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
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
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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
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
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But proponents of the industry claim that the environmental costs still net out as a plus since the space data centers take processing off the fossil-fuel-burning grid.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of the biggest proponents of the capri resurgence, the supermodel has been making a stylish case for cropped pants since last summer—and her latest iteration takes the divisive Noughties silhouette into Italian girl style territory.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Spa practitioners custom blend wild rose, snow mushroom, yarrow, and scrubs made with intertidal sea salt and local botanicals for use in various treatments.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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Valente is a third-generation practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and was Bündchen’s instructor following her divorce from Brady.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Dearborn Heights Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE'S request for comment but Guzowski said an advocate has been assigned to the family.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Community leaders demand arrest of ICE agent Local leaders and advocates in Minnesota called for the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good to be publicly identified, fired and criminally prosecuted at a news conference on Thursday.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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The development of her own particular free indirect discourse form of writing culminated in her position as an early exponent of the Modernist short story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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The bird’s eyes remained blank, unmoved by the exponent.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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Looking ahead into her second year without Tyler, Persun is hoping to further build out her network of followers, friends and supporters.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump promised transparency with regards to the Epstein investigation, but has alienated even loyal supporters with his actions on the matter.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The last cliffhanger revolves around the fate of Agence Grateau, for which Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) had to bring aboard a white knight due to financial losses.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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Season 5 also introduces colorful newcomers, like Minnie Driver, who plays a a penniless princess turned hustler who unexpectedly becomes Agence Grateau’s white knight.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
22 Dec. 2025
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“High priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20priest. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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