Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proselytizers
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Hispanic settlers and missionaries later made their way into the area, and tribes continued to live in various parts of Arizona.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The mothers were usually poor women or prostitutes, the children generally given up for adoption to orphanages, many of them run by foreign missionaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tied heavily to the moon's phases, the Lunar New Year has commenced this week as adherents usher in the Year of the Horse with a variety of cultural traditions.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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For its adherents, the sport always boils down to calculations of risk.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The airstrikes came after a month of deadly attacks within Pakistan, the most recent being the killing of two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, by militants in the country’s northwest on Saturday, officials said.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The effort targets growing demand for robotic systems that can support tanks and reconnaissance vehicles without adding soldiers to the battlefield.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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This is the final day of Lent for Christians and focuses on the remembrance of both the foot washing and the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the Christian religion, the Last Supper — the final meal Jesus shared with his apostles before his crucifixion — was a Passover feast.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Feb. 2026
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Surrounding him were acolytes who tinkered with his outfit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Two of the Senate candidates drawing the most enthusiasm from the left—Platner in Maine and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan—are Sanders acolytes.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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The only difference is former Packers executive Ron Wolf and his disciples did a better job identifying talents such as Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love while the best quarterbacks Miami landed during that exact same stretch were Chad Henne, Ryan Tannehill and Tagovailoa.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Jesus also washed the feet of his disciples and shared a foreshadowing of Judas’ betrayal at the Garden of Gethsemane.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Proselytizers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytizers. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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