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Archbishop Angelo Roncalli had worked to save Jews while serving as nuncio, or ambassador, to Turkey, early in the Second World War, and had spent much of his time there in the company of Orthodox Christians and Muslims.
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Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
His decision to appeal prompted Bruckner, who works as a ministry assistant at a Colorado nondenominational church, to ask Pierre, the apostolic nuncio, to review the court record.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Viganò was recalled as U.S. ambassador, or apostolic nuncio, in 2016.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
His decision to appeal prompted Bruckner, who works as a ministry assistant at a Colorado nondenominational church, to ask Pierre, the apostolic nuncio, to review the court record.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuncio
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The Mexican consul in Los Angeles, Carlos González Gutiérrez, agreed.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pádraig Manning is the vice consul.—
Brian Cahalane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Senior Chinese leaders including top diplomat Wang Yi and heads of economic and financial ministries typically speak to the press during the Two Sessions.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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But there is widespread anger over the attacks by Iran, the diplomat said.—
Andrea Mitchell,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.—
Peter Bridges,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Jan. 2022
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The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.—
Anne Thériault,
Longreads,
14 May 2021
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Emily Hampsten, deputy chief of staff for Durbin, confirmed Wednesday morning that the senator was referring to the Sacramento mother.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 4,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Law enforcement called off the chase because of safety concerns, but deputies later found the Chevrolet at a gas station in Georgetown, according to the affidavit.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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After that 12-day war in June, Tehran was left with little negotiating leverage, its nuclear facilities heavily damaged, its proxies nearly neutralized and its economy in tatters.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Khamenei had ruled Iran since 1989, seeing off opponents at home while extending Tehran’s power across the Middle East via a network of proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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However, papal legates—diplomatic representatives—continue their external functions.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.—
Crawford Gribben,
WSJ,
29 Apr. 2022
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“Nuncio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuncio. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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