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Recent Examples of Reverend Mother
What a theft of life and talent, and what a waste of care, quick-wittedness, and capability by Reverend Mother Constance.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Wiest will play the Reverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot, who is responsible for keeping her convent running and keeping the sisters safe in episode 7.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
The plot kicks off when the Reverend Mother (a delightful Olivia Colman), who runs the Home for Retired Bears, pens a dire message to Paddington about his beloved Aunt Lucy.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
Early on, there’s a singalong where the retirement home’s Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman) belts to the hills with the sound of music.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
In a recent conversation with Parents, Antonio Banderas who plays Hunter Cabot, and Olivia Colman who plays Reverend Mother, agree that the real treasure in life is truly being loved and being able to love others back.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet there’s a clear MVP here, and that’s Olivia Colman’s Reverend Mother.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Wiest will play the Reverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot, who is responsible for keeping her convent running and keeping the sisters safe in episode 7.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
The plot kicks off when the Reverend Mother (a delightful Olivia Colman), who runs the Home for Retired Bears, pens a dire message to Paddington about his beloved Aunt Lucy.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
Early on, there’s a singalong where the retirement home’s Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman) belts to the hills with the sound of music.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
In a recent conversation with Parents, Antonio Banderas who plays Hunter Cabot, and Olivia Colman who plays Reverend Mother, agree that the real treasure in life is truly being loved and being able to love others back.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet there’s a clear MVP here, and that’s Olivia Colman’s Reverend Mother.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Reverend Mother
Noun
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Miranda Priestly, the high priestess of not only the fashion industry, but of all media, the exact industry Andy came to New York to work in.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
14 Apr. 2026
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Enheduanna, a high priestess from Sumer who is credited with being the first person to sign her work, seems to be a fitting obsession for a writer who knows the stakes of authorship.—
Andrea Valdez,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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As someone who identified as an AI novice before working with her executive coach, Hagerman also shared that prompt engineering was a key skill to pick up.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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Last year, Joshua took on another boxing novice in former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, a man known for his toughness and destructive power in the octagon.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Reverend Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Reverend%20Mother. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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