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Recent Examples of monk
Even heritage British shoemakers, renowned for robust brogues and monk straps, delved into sleek leather and suede iterations.
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Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
The development comes a day after a local court in Anuradhapura imposed a foreign travel ban on the monk.
—CBS News, 11 May 2026
Ludi Lin plays Liu Kang, an orphan who becomes a warrior monk dedicated to fighting for good.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
And while his parents and friends encourage him to enjoy the spoils of his status, Pulisic parties like a monk.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
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Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
The development comes a day after a local court in Anuradhapura imposed a foreign travel ban on the monk.
—CBS News, 11 May 2026
Ludi Lin plays Liu Kang, an orphan who becomes a warrior monk dedicated to fighting for good.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
And while his parents and friends encourage him to enjoy the spoils of his status, Pulisic parties like a monk.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monk
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Nearly 500 years before, a Franciscan friar arrived in what is now the state of Jalisco carrying a 13-inch icon of the Virgin Mary that had been molded by Indigenous craftsmen from a paste of corn pith and orchid bulbs.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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As the first year of Leo’s historic pontificate comes to a close, the longtime missionary and Augustinian friar remains a stalwart champion of migrants, the poor and care for the environment, a trinity of issues at the core of his ministry.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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These people who see the theater as almost a monastic calling something of a higher order, and they’re brilliantly educated and funny.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the numbers of women at the highest echelons of learning continue to grow, women will likewise expand their ability to take leadership roles in their monastic and lay communities – helping to improve other nuns’ education and protecting Tibetan culture in the process.—
Darcie Price-Wallace,
The Conversation,
26 Sep. 2025
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The court found that Shi used his positions, including as the temple abbot, to illegally embezzle more than $19 million alone or in conspiracy with others, between 2003 and 2025, CCTV reported.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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According to a relative of Nathan who provided some of the sources Amit studied, the abbot reportedly also wrote letters to the Vatican and to monasteries in Switzerland pleading for a safe exit for Wolfgang.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Throughout much of Buddhist history, and particularly in Theravada Buddhist contexts, mindfulness and its associated meditation methods have been the purview of mendicants (monks and nuns), who used mindfulness meditation to achieve trance states (jhana) leading to nirvana.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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An internationally famous leader who lived a mendicant’s life.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Bou Saab’s son, George, an army first lieutenant, was one of 18 military members killed in clashes with followers of radical Sunni Muslim cleric Ahmed al-Assir in the southern city of Sidon in 2013.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
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Some of his opponents recently began criticizing him over his connection to Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind Egyptian cleric convicted in 1995 of conspiring to blow up the United Nations and other New York-area landmarks.—
Mike Catalini,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Before God, Puritan preachers taught, all human callings, all useful work, is equal.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Studio executives might not have had much interest in listening to a preacher from Tupelo, but parent companies could be threatened with viewer anger.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Leo spent decades as a missionary and bishop in Peru before becoming pope last May, and will speak Spanish throughout most of the trip.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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John Carroll, who became the first American bishop in 1790, was devoted to Mary throughout his life.—
Bridget Retzloff,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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Pollio was living in Sebring and was a deacon at his church there, his father said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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“Monk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monk. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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