missionizer

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Noun
  • Leo, who spent two decades working as a missionary in Peru, would be intimately familiar with the plight of Indigenous peoples in mining areas and the environmental impact of extraction industries on the land.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • Friends described Boelter as an evangelical Christian and occasional preacher and missionary who held politically conservative views and had been struggling to find work.
    Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In his role as the chaplain to the state Senate, Lazowski also helped lobby for legislation that would require genocide and Holocaust education in Connecticut schools.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • After his escape from slavery in Kentucky, Allensworth joined the Civil War on the Union side, becoming a chaplain and rising to the rank of Colonel.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • In 1976, the residence was redesigned as a retirement home for church missioners.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022
Noun
  • Modern reggae revivalist Protoje will bring his distinctive blend of influences to the Miami Beach Bandshell on Friday at 7 p.m. Tickets: MiamiBeachBandshell.com. … Reggae Fest and headliner Alkaline will be at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets: KaseyaCenter.com.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2026
  • Winged Wheel were already a supergroup when members of no wavers Spray Paint, garage rock revivalists Tyvek, ambient experimentalist Matchess, and primitive guitarist Matthew J. Rolin teamed up remotely to make the murky post-punk of 2022’s No Island.
    David Glickman, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Scholars have demonstrated that political leaders like Eisenhower and religious figures, such as the increasingly popular evangelist Billy Graham, all stressed the importance of strong religious faith.
    David Mislin, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • In my experience, when a spreadsheet supremo turns healthcare evangelist, there’s usually a compelling backstory.
    Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • In the 18th century, an Italian monk, Father Antonio Piaggio, invented a device to gently unroll the carbonized papyrus.
    Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The cordovan line revisited the brand’s shoemaking heritage with models that included derby shoes, loafers, monk straps and Chelsea boots.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • That was the end of things until last October, when the Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah received a tip from Barry Diamond — senior pastor of Legacy Christian Church, where Vander Meer had worked as a youth pastor — that Bernadette may have been pushed to her death.
    Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Chadwick was a former pastor of Forest Hill.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026
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“Missionizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionizer. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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