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Recent Examples of mufti
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti — the kingdom’s top religious authority, who once held wide sway in the country — died on Tuesday at the age of 82.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The mufti fled Mandatory Palestine but continued to orchestrate terrorism from his initial base of operations in Beirut.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead, the Arab leader in the region, the mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al-Husseini, met with Adolf Hitler to try and persuade him to extend his anti-Jewish campaign to the Middle East and snuff out Zionism.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024
The British also created the Supreme Muslim Council to oversee Islamic property, endowments, schools and courts and appointed Haj Amin al-Husseini, from a rival elite family, to head the council as the grand mufti of Jerusalem.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 14 Feb. 2024
But the mufti made a visit to Hitler, which is often used against the Palestinians.20
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Al-Husseini aided a pro-Nazi coup in Baghdad.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
In a flashy video posted on his personal Telegram page, Mr. Kadyrov, flanked by his sons and Chechnya’s official mufti, said 12,000 Chechens were ready to fight in Ukraine.
—Thomas Grove, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The mufti fled Mandatory Palestine but continued to orchestrate terrorism from his initial base of operations in Beirut.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead, the Arab leader in the region, the mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al-Husseini, met with Adolf Hitler to try and persuade him to extend his anti-Jewish campaign to the Middle East and snuff out Zionism.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024
The British also created the Supreme Muslim Council to oversee Islamic property, endowments, schools and courts and appointed Haj Amin al-Husseini, from a rival elite family, to head the council as the grand mufti of Jerusalem.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 14 Feb. 2024
But the mufti made a visit to Hitler, which is often used against the Palestinians.20
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Al-Husseini aided a pro-Nazi coup in Baghdad.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
In a flashy video posted on his personal Telegram page, Mr. Kadyrov, flanked by his sons and Chechnya’s official mufti, said 12,000 Chechens were ready to fight in Ukraine.
—Thomas Grove, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mufti
Noun
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Customers can come in sweaty gym clothes or date-night garbs.—
Jenna Thompson
March 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Some of the deportations were captured on video and in images showing men in underwear or prison garb, shackled and bent over at their waists.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Paradise isn’t beating the time-travel or alternate-universe allegations anytime soon, not with Doherty’s character being such a mysterious addition to its ensemble.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Around them, however, the ensemble has a more difficult time coming into focus.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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Instead of reaching for your go-to LBD, let Altuzarra’s flirty floral frock take center stage in your cocktail-hour rotation.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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From lingerie slip dresses to LBDs covered in cutouts and frocks that are straight-up pieces of sheer fabric, celebrities continue to up the ante on barely-there dressing.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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And in 1929 Chanel designed costumes for Apollon Musagète dancers, whose tunics were belted with Charvet ties.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
24 Mar. 2026
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One can already picture her van packed to the brim with trampolines, inflatable dolphins, pig masks, Pierrot-esque clown costumes, and one of those rainbow parachutes from elementary school gym class.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Demonstrators at various protests have been seen wearing costumes like an inflatable dinosaur getup, an inflatable baby Trump and 18th-century wear.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Emily brought her dramatic energy to the shows, thrashing her skinny way through the crowds in her surrealist thrift-store getups, crowd-surfing and stage diving and taking elbows to the face with theatrical aplomb.—
Andrew Martin,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Zanini presents his final couture collection for spring 2015.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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The costuming, though, is wholly unique and a little like couture Hot Topic by way of the boho revolution.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The bright white subdials and the inner slide rule are also a nod to the supersonic jet’s nickname, the White Bird, an ode to its white livery and striking exterior shape.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2026
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Also interesting to see Felix Rosenqvist of Sweden racing a car in Texas A&M livery.—
Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Their ubiquity is confirmed by street style, where their versatility is on full display with everything from jeans and T-shirts to maxi dresses and tailoring.—
Lucrezia Malavolta,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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None of it looks pristine, like some nouveau tailoring house where everything is just so, but lived in and imperfect.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Mufti.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mufti. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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