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Recent Examples of rector
Mayall was also a rector for Holy Name Cathedral beginning in January 2002.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
There will be an Anglican funeral service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Va at 11:00 am on December 21, 2024, officiated by her pastor, The Rev. Jonathan Kell, rector of Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Ciotti had gone to speak to the school’s rector, to explain why the girl’s real name could not be used.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Other information provided by the Archdiocese noted Reidy was ordained by Bishop Timothy J. Harrington at Saint Paul Cathedral in Worcester in 1994, and was assigned to St. Peter Parish in Worcester before becoming rector of Saint Paul Cathedral by Bishop Daniel P. Reilly.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
There will be an Anglican funeral service at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, Va at 11:00 am on December 21, 2024, officiated by her pastor, The Rev. Jonathan Kell, rector of Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Ciotti had gone to speak to the school’s rector, to explain why the girl’s real name could not be used.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Other information provided by the Archdiocese noted Reidy was ordained by Bishop Timothy J. Harrington at Saint Paul Cathedral in Worcester in 1994, and was assigned to St. Peter Parish in Worcester before becoming rector of Saint Paul Cathedral by Bishop Daniel P. Reilly.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rector
Noun
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English schoolmaster Henry Watson Fowler (1858-1933) and his brother, the writer Francis George Fowler (1871-1918), devoted their lives to encouraging us to write more clearly and directly.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Hogwarts headmaster was previously played by the late Richard Harris and Michael Gambon in the original film series.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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While no one is balking at Lithgow, an American actor, playing the beloved Hogwarts headmaster, a wave of angry comments have popped up across various HBO socials, where fans of the book are protesting Essiedu’s casting.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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The bus flipped over and caught fire; the children were trapped inside, and six died, along with one of their teachers.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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Lemont has had at least one IDEA state qualifier for the last 17 of 18 years under the helm of teacher Scott Duensing.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Howard Fuller, an instructor for the Connecticut Rider Education Program at Tunxis Community College, said attitudes are different on the roads these days with distracted and disrespectful driving toward others.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you strategies to network successfully, revamp your resume and confidently transition into your dream career.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Kitty Menendez, his wife, was a former schoolteacher.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Established in 1974 with the purchase of 782 acres funded by a New Jersey schoolteacher, Rowe is now almost seven times its original size and includes a river channel, meadows and agricultural land.—
Erinn Springer,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Before sports betting was legalized, Heather Eshleman, the prevention manager at the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, got roughly three requests a year from educators requesting presentations on sports betting addiction.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The McColl Center’s $40,000 grant was going toward its summer artist residency program for artists who are parents, caregivers or educators.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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Roach is, clearly, among fashion’s most powerful pedagogues.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2023
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To become a preceptor, nurses must undergo extensive training—often at their own expense.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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To become a registered nurse, most states require several hundred hours of clinical training led by a certified nurse preceptor.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Rector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rector. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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