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Recent Examples of mahatma
But a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in a Delhi park seemed girded for the struggle ahead: Antipollution campaigners had fitted the mahatma with a respirator mask.
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Brook Larmer, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
Brook Larmer, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mahatma
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This is the perfect item for any adventuresome yogi looking to maintain their mat practice while traveling the world.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, in Brisbane, Australia, another yogi found an unexpected soulmate.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
18 Nov. 2025
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Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2024
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In the mid-’80s, when the community had swollen to more than 600 residents, New Vrindaban’s swami, a thin-lipped former Baptist, was accused of ordering the assassination of two disgruntled devotees.—
Ashley Stimpson,
Longreads,
19 Feb. 2022
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Additionally, the annual flurry of economic gurus’ 2026 forecasts offered little fuel for hope, compounding this sense of uncertainty.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fashion guru typically rocks her tried-and-true ashy blonde, occasionally opting for highlights and/or lowlights.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play.—
Deepti Hajela,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Dec. 2021
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Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.—
Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth,
CNN,
11 June 2021
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While the first season saw her character falling in love with Adam Brody's Noah, a young rabbi, season two saw the unlikely pair navigating the ups and downs of a new relationship.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
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At a Jewish wedding, the procession starts with the rabbi or cantor.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
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Should be a fascinating account from one of our most important public intellectuals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The City of Lights became a refuge for Black artists and intellectuals, if not an uncomplicated one.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The persecution of Trotsky and the Moscow Trials, which caused a rift in the American left, revealed the weakness of Cowley’s party-line political thinking, just as all his other work demonstrated the scope of his literary intellect.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Mister Terrific emerges as one of Superman’s smartest anchors, threading intellect through a story preoccupied with power, trust, and what the world expects its heroes to be.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Mahatma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mahatma. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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