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Recent Examples of pastor
The former pastor will serve the six months in jail in Osage County, Oklahoma, and then serve the remainder of the sentence on probation in Texas.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
The Silver family is comprised of Boston District Attorney Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben), Boston PD Detective Lena Silver, Police Superintendent Sarah Silver (Maggie Lawson), rookie cop Jonah Silver (Marcus Scribner) and renowned Baptist pastor Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Caleb Combs, a pastor with The River Church and a spokesman for its churches, said Sanford and his family came to an event where individuals who are ready to be baptized can receive the sacrament.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Marsh was her pastor at a church in Independence.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
The Silver family is comprised of Boston District Attorney Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben), Boston PD Detective Lena Silver, Police Superintendent Sarah Silver (Maggie Lawson), rookie cop Jonah Silver (Marcus Scribner) and renowned Baptist pastor Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Caleb Combs, a pastor with The River Church and a spokesman for its churches, said Sanford and his family came to an event where individuals who are ready to be baptized can receive the sacrament.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Marsh was her pastor at a church in Independence.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastor
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As for the rector’s other housemates – a pair of scene-stealing dachshunds – Lewis is happily resigned to being upstaged.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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More than two dozen UVA Health leaders signed a letter to the university's rector and interim president, asking them to give Rosner the permanent position, the organization said in a news release.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Blanc seeks to interview alongside another clergyman (O'Connor, 35).—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The archdiocese’s vicar general, the Rev. John Riley, has been appointed as the parish’s temporary administrator, the archdiocese said.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Aquila served as a parochial vicar in two parishes from 1976 to 1982 and then as pastor at Denver’s Guardian Angels Parish from 1982 to 1987.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Martini was a key figure in a group of churchmen who met annually in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to ponder how best to blunt John Paul and Ratzinger’s reactionary thrust.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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But Schwarber was brought here to shepherd winning baseball; the Phillies have reached October for a fourth consecutive time.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Thomas grabbed her husband’s ashes and some cash before trying to rescue her German shepherd, Storm, her companion of more than six years.—
Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
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Leo will also speak up, when necessary, particularly on the treatment of immigrants, an issue close to his heart from his time as a bishop in Peru.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Mullally was ordained in 2001 and left the government three years later for church roles at Salisbury Cathedral and then becoming only the fourth woman bishop in the Church of England as the Suffragan Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The discussion will dive into how Shudder curates and champions cutting-edge horror content for its devoted fanbase.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Known for spotlighting rising artists in Nashville, Whiskey Jam will host special sets and curate afterhours sets at Stagecoach’s Palomino Stage.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastor. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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