yogi

variants also yogin

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Recent Examples of yogi In 1980, after meeting the yogi Swami Muktananda at an ashram in the Catskills, Rashad began practicing Siddha yoga, which trains its followers to recognize the divinity in themselves and the surrounding world. Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025 By automating these time-consuming tasks, the professional yogi can focus on higher-impact activities like client sessions and program development, all while building their online presence. Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 The image serves as evidence that Parks, who was born in 1913 and lived to 92, was a true yogi. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025 Thematic fashion stories and product photography captured at the hotel will live on the Michael Kors website and in emails, while the brand’s social account will feature additional Ibiza insights, including interviews with local talents from a ceramic artist to a local yogi. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yogi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yogi
Noun
  • The guru was in prison and refused to leave prison without the other 52 political prisoners being released.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The tech guru further elaborated on his argument on X, saying workers should learn from AI, not be sidelined by it.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient.
    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
Noun
  • 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
  • This multi-day gathering invites spiritual leaders, renowned scholars and creative thinkers from around the world to engage in a thoughtful and insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Walz, though, pointed to the rise of some left-leaning thinkers over the past year like Hasan Piker, a popular commentator who streams on gaming platform Twitch.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chefitz was also a close friend of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who posted a tribute to the rabbi on her public social media accounts.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Alex Karpovsky guest stars as Big Noah, an overly confident rabbi at Temple Chai who becomes Noah's biggest competitor for the coveted role of Head Rabbi.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During a soft lockdown, the school’s teachers are asked to check the hallways for staff and students before locking doors and windows.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Its most passionate and informed teachers, current and former players say, usually aren’t assistant coaches in an NFL building but players.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until three demands have been met.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • For more than a quarter century, Keïta photographed Bamakois from all walks of life—government officials, intellectuals, artists, and everyday members of Mali’s rising middle class.
    Folasade Ologundudu, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Yogi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yogi. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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