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Recent Examples of paladin For the past three years, the paladin has answered the call, taking on the burgeoning challenge and collecting tokens along the path until every point has been reached. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025 Players assume responsibility for characters with powerful abilities: an elf necromancer from a family of aristocrats, say, or a half-orc paladin atoning for past crimes. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024 Chris Pine's winning take on a bard is the driving force here, but Michelle Rodriguez's barbarian and (an underutilized) Regé-Jean Page's paladin steal plenty of scenes by really hewing true to their characters' alignment chart. Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023 The problem was audiences who weren’t well-versed in paladins, druids and bards mostly steered clear. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for paladin
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Noun
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    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For years, advocates for expanding child birth options in Kentucky have called on lawmakers to reduce barriers to establishing freestanding birthing centers.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • No president has ever fired a commissioner, and many commissioners have been outspoken advocates for free speech.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
  • No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Young Thug is the purest exponent of mainstream rap’s melodic rap era.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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    Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • In 1944’s The Uninvited, the unwelcome force that haunts our protagonists and their new home is the power of desire itself.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • While Bareilles famously wrote the score for the show, Tippett played Earl, the moody husband of the story's protagonist, Jenna, before the show's official move to Broadway.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Paladin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paladin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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