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Recent Examples of vicar
Essie, the vicar’s wife in Chloe Marr, cannot believe that the beautiful and glamorous Chloe was ever happy.
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Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Aquila served as a parochial vicar in two parishes from 1976 to 1982 and then as pastor at Denver’s Guardian Angels Parish from 1982 to 1987.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Upon arrival, John is quickly befriended by his charming, confident next-door neighbor Tommy (Bremner), a devoted husband to the local vicar Rebecca (Myles).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
While Will is feverishly negotiating with a powerful vicar who wants to censor Love’s Labor’s Lost, he is devastated by the 1596 loss of his son to the plague.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Aquila served as a parochial vicar in two parishes from 1976 to 1982 and then as pastor at Denver’s Guardian Angels Parish from 1982 to 1987.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Upon arrival, John is quickly befriended by his charming, confident next-door neighbor Tommy (Bremner), a devoted husband to the local vicar Rebecca (Myles).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vicar
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Sophie D’Amours, rector at Université Laval, adds that the university prioritizes the wellbeing and growth of its employees in part because the hope is for employees to stay long-term and build their careers at ULaval.—
Rachel Rabkin Peachman,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Ryan said Sheridan kept other board members in the dark, including the rector at the time of his departure.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
24 Nov. 2025
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Though discreet, their budding romance was no secret to her parents or the pastor.—
Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The pastor helmed a trust, of which Nathan Gingles was a co-trustee.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tutu, the new documentary from Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, 4 Little Girls), is a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the smiling, joyous rebel clergyman who helped end Apartheid.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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The clergyman connected Webster with another church member who was a criminal-defense lawyer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Martini was a key figure in a group of churchmen who met annually in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to ponder how best to blunt John Paul and Ratzinger’s reactionary thrust.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Based in Rome, the Italian luxury label curates pieces for men and women, with an eye for tailoring and crisp lines.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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There’s value even in AI’s mistakes—but only if a human curates the end product.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Cucculelli Shaheen introduced three detachable sleeve shapes — fluted, bishop and drop-shoulder — for mix-and-match styling opportunities.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The church’s bishop at the time was Walter McCollough, a fellow South Carolinian whom Jackson sometimes turned to for inspiration.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Apr. 2024
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“Vicar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicar. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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