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Recent Examples of monsignor
The plan is to film Samson (as Jefferson) walking out with the hopes that people will believe the monsignor's risen from the dead.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
This go around, Blanc (Daniel Craig) descends on an upstate New York town to solve the murder of a domineering and hate-spewing monsignor (Brolin).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2025
The plot revolves around a young priest (Josh O'Connor) who's accused of killing the monsignor (Josh Brolin).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
In 2009, he was appointed a Prelate of Honor to Pope Benedict, given the title reverend monsignor.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
This go around, Blanc (Daniel Craig) descends on an upstate New York town to solve the murder of a domineering and hate-spewing monsignor (Brolin).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2025
The plot revolves around a young priest (Josh O'Connor) who's accused of killing the monsignor (Josh Brolin).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
In 2009, he was appointed a Prelate of Honor to Pope Benedict, given the title reverend monsignor.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsignor
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However, the bishops took the extra step of releasing a video of various prelates reading the message into the camera, a component that observers interpreted as an unusually direct and personal rebuke.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Dec. 2025
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The Colombian prelate also recognised the call for the Church to move faster in tackling abuse.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In his latest message, the pope called for national governments and international bodies to take action in this area.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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In 2016, a team led by Su Yinquan, dean of forestry at Northwest A&F University, leased 14 hectares of barren Gobi land in Xinjiang to test whether Duzhong could survive and grow there.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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The deans forwarded 54 courses to the university's president, and 48 exceptions were granted.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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On March 25 at Canterbury Cathedral, Mullally will be formally installed as bishop of the diocese of Canterbury in a ceremony marking the beginning of her new role.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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This behavior would earn them a warning from the bishop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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But there is still one more step in the long process of appointing the new archbishop.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last night, Temple Emanu-El held a special Shabbat service honoring Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who retired last month after 16 years as the archbishop of New York.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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The most recent abbot, Father Charles Albanese, will be splitting time between Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Oregon and Santa Rita Abbey in Arizona.—
John Mossman,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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The abbot later said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Monsignor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsignor. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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