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Recent Examples of ordination
The pastor received his ordination to the ministry at Calvary Chapel in 1995, according to his biography.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The ordination Mass was powerful.
—Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
His grandfather, Rabbi Alexander Shapiro, served as president of the Rabbinical Assembly in the 1980s and was instrumental in the decision to allow the ordination of women.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
All of this was coming on the heels, frankly, of the churches’ ordination of women.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The ordination Mass was powerful.
—Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
His grandfather, Rabbi Alexander Shapiro, served as president of the Rabbinical Assembly in the 1980s and was instrumental in the decision to allow the ordination of women.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
All of this was coming on the heels, frankly, of the churches’ ordination of women.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordination
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This year alone, he’s been honored with The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and seen his induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Founding flutist Ray Thomas died in January 2018, just months before the Hall of Fame induction.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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But, even if the tech works, legal authority lags as only certain installations can lawfully take down drones.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The launch of Quantum System Two follows the deployment last year of our first European quantum data center with multiple installations of our best quantum computers in Germany.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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As part of Google's $4 billion investment in a data center in West Memphis, the tech giant announced that the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University system will participate in its first cohort of the Google AI for Education Accelerator program.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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There had been talk for some time that investment was coming.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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She was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995 and promoted to Dame Commander in 2003, with her investiture held at Buckingham Palace in 2004.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The King hosted an investiture ceremony for Manfred Goldberg, honoring him for his Holocaust education efforts.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Using sharp paring knife, cut four 1 1/2-inch long slits in top of dough (think of a clock for slit placement at 12,3,6,9 positions).—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Dicker’s 33-yard kick, rewarding JK Scott’s reach grab and placement, went through with five seconds left.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bad Bunny’s fame was growing ever more mainstream in the years before his Super Bowl anointment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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This is the first and only medical device to receive FDA marketing authorization for the local treatment of breast cancer, which is a milestone that could transform how doctors approach early-stage cases.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
10 Oct. 2025
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Local 802 members began voting on a strike authorization yesterday, and the vote ends on Sunday.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Records analyzed by the Senate elections committee found lawmakers do not often use campaign funds for security purposes.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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There’s a chance for Argentina now to put itself on a good economic track if Milei does well in the midterms, but everything has to go perfectly and the administration is essentially looking to keep markets in line until election day, the person said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Ordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordination. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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