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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monks
Noun
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Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans calling for the downfall of the ruling clerics and demanding the leadership step aside.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
30 Dec. 2025 -
While the underlying reasons for the protests are economic, video geolocated by NBC News that circulated online Sunday showed crowds chanting against the country’s ruling clerics.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Smith belongs to a generation of preachers who first came to prominence in the aughts.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The Australian Federal Police are also looking into alleged hate preachers as part of their investigation and will execute further search warrants in the coming days, police commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Thursday.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.—
Kristine Tran,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Monks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monks. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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