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Recent Examples of almoner
The office of the almoner traditionally cares for the weak.
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Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for almoner
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Rose was a real estate developer and philanthropist who in 1978 founded The Georgetown Company, which oversaw a renovation of New York's Madison Square Garden and the development of the IAC Building in Manhattan, according to his obituary.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Harris’ entry could spell bad news for the current field of Democrats, including Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, state schools chief Tony Thurmond, former state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and businessman and philanthropist Stephen Cloobeck.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Adams was accused of taking thousands of dollars worth of benefits starting in around 2014, including first-class flights and hotel stays all over the world, from foreign benefactors with ties to the Turkish government who sought to one day cash in on their relationship.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Being the sole benefactor of her late parents’ assets meant having some financial resources to begin this work, which involved hiring archivists and working 40 hours a week over 3 years to document inventory and create a digital archive.—
Maddie Klett,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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While there have long been rumblings that Casey DeSantis would one day run for office, the prospect of that happening became more tenable during a Palm Beach County donor event last week where the plan was discussed as a possible reality in 2026, NBC News reported.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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Yet despite not being able to receive organs, undocumented individuals account for approximately 3.3% of the deceased organ donor pool.—
Christine Lopez,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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And how much, or how little, does Belinda know about what happened to her would-be benefactress?—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Breaking down the differences between playing the ruthless crime lord and the polished benefactress, Gasćon also noted that the role of Emilia was deceptively physical.—
Elaina Patton,
NBC News,
1 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The musical comedy features the country music singer appearing like a fairy godmother to give life lessons in song to a stricken fan.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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What Undue Medical Debt Is Doing Lately, the small nonprofit Undue Medical Debt has become a fairy godmother for some with medical debt.—
Next Avenue,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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Their behavior disturbed other patrons so much that two older couples opted to take their meals to-go rather than remain in the eatery.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The incident happened near the Scott chairlift, which takes patrons to the Scott Peak with an elevation of 8,289 feet.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Almoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almoner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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