Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytizers
Noun
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Citizens turned away Already, two American doctors working as Christian missionaries in the DRC have been sent elsewhere for care.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026 -
Six close contacts, including fellow missionaries and his wife, have been relocated to Germany for monitoring.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Its adherents promote terrorism and sabotage to incite a race war and to bring about social collapse.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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And most of today’s Esperanto adherents are neither naïve nor even particularly batty.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Two Israeli soldiers were killed in separate incidents, according to their military.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Strikers viewed militiamen and soldiers as strikebreakers, and with the arrival of troops in Chicago, the violence escalated dramatically, as did civilian deaths.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Noun
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This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.—
Stephanie McCrummen,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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The New Testament does contain positive depictions of Pharisees — Levine points to Nicodemus, who defended Jesus and helped bury him, and Gamaliel, who advocated for the apostles Peter and John.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Consequently, there was no hidden trove of economic liberty that Lynn’s acolytes could unlock with more determined regulation.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Or would the attendees be acolytes hungry for an influencer’s attention?—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Hijras often seek out a guru, an older and more experienced hijra, to become their chelas, or disciples.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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Other Lynn disciples poured into the ranks.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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