revivalist

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Recent Examples of revivalist Nathan Jerde, the drummer for Chicago’s beloved early-aughts garage rock revivalists the Ponys, has died. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025 On Thursday, trad-country revivalist Zach Top was awarded the trophy for New Male Artist of the Year backstage before his concert in Wilmington, North Carolina. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025 The band and collective have tapped trans artists and allies — including emo and skate-punk revivalists Home Is Where and Pinkshift, indie rockers Speedy Ortiz and Ted Leo, and genre-smelters Bartees Strange and L’Rain — to share wares and kick proceeds to future rallies and actions. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025 But if her Blind Audition was any indication, The Voice might have just found its next great jazz revivalist. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revivalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revivalist
Noun
  • Kaplan, a sake evangelist, pairs French wines and harmonious sakes with abalone pot pies and fluffy shoku-pan croque-madames.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Richie Etwaru, Co-founder & CEO of Mobeus, is an evangelist for the probabilistic math revolution and a pioneer in emerging technologies.
    Richie Etwaru, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To be sure, Grey’s novel is a literary protest against the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government and Christian missionaries, and his original denouement is a little more complicated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the Franciscan missionaries oppressing the Native Americans in the painting had arrows piercing their heads and bodies.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 17 June 2022
  • Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.
    al, al, 1 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Officers responded during a rally held in support of Iman Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant and former Cincinnati Children's chaplain, whom ICE detained July 9.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2020
Noun
  • Guests can access the trail, meditate with the resident Buddhist monk, go whitewater rafting on the Mo Chhu river, and visit the picturesque Punakha Dzong, a centuries-old fortress.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Balenciaga was like a monk and never left his monastery.
    James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Robinson was ultimately arrested after his father recognized him in images released to the public and persuaded his son to confide in a youth pastor, a law enforcement source told CNN.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Two events led to a new direction The pastor pointed to two jarring events in March 2019 that led the congregation to its current place.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her closeness to a man, her confessor Father Van Exem, was questioned by her congregation.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The automatic consequence for a confessor who breaks the seal of confession is excommunication – that is, banned, at least temporarily, from the sacraments of the church.
    Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Revivalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revivalist. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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