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Recent Examples of swami
Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient.
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Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
In the mid-’80s, when the community had swollen to more than 600 residents, New Vrindaban’s swami, a thin-lipped former Baptist, was accused of ordering the assassination of two disgruntled devotees.
—Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
The swami named her Ganga, for the Ganges River.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
Yogananda was the first Indian swami to make America his home.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020
Also born into an upper-caste family, Mr. Manav says he was compelled to drop his last name – a signifier of one’s caste – after hearing the swami speak.
—Soumya Shankar, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2020
The statue of Hanuman Murti (inset above), god of courage, was a gift from a swami in the motherland to consecrate Sri Dattatreya Yoga Centre in 2003.
—Omar Mouallem, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
Perhaps realising how bad things had become, my grandfather agreed to take a vow of celibacy in the presence of a swami.
—Vikram Zutshi, Quartz India, 19 July 2019
Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
In the mid-’80s, when the community had swollen to more than 600 residents, New Vrindaban’s swami, a thin-lipped former Baptist, was accused of ordering the assassination of two disgruntled devotees.
—Ashley Stimpson, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
The swami named her Ganga, for the Ganges River.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
Yogananda was the first Indian swami to make America his home.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020
Also born into an upper-caste family, Mr. Manav says he was compelled to drop his last name – a signifier of one’s caste – after hearing the swami speak.
—Soumya Shankar, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2020
The statue of Hanuman Murti (inset above), god of courage, was a gift from a swami in the motherland to consecrate Sri Dattatreya Yoga Centre in 2003.
—Omar Mouallem, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
Perhaps realising how bad things had become, my grandfather agreed to take a vow of celibacy in the presence of a swami.
—Vikram Zutshi, Quartz India, 19 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swami
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This is the act of a yogi controlling an eccentric contraction.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
13 Apr. 2026
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The first follows the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor (a fortress in what is now Chittorgarh, Rajasthan), who renounces his throne and travels as a yogi (wandering ascetic) to the island kingdom of Simhal to win the legendary Padmavati.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As for who is running this retreat, Rick Edwards is the concierge, and Ashley Edelman is the wellness guru and director.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Evan Miyakawa, a college basketball analytics guru who tracks transfer portal spending, initially estimated the market had increased 35% over last year.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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But a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in a Delhi park seemed girded for the struggle ahead: Antipollution campaigners had fitted the mahatma with a respirator mask.—
BROOK LARMER,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2018
Noun
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Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play.—
Deepti Hajela,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Dec. 2021
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Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.—
Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth,
CNN,
11 June 2021
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The lawsuit echoes criticism that most commissioners are conservative Christian clerics and commentators; one is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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Chai Posner is the senior rabbi at Beth Tfiloh Congregation in Pikesville and a board member of the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition.—
Chai Posner,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Swami.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swami. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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