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Recent Examples of anoint But what has a king, God’s anointed on earth, to do with the messy business of living? Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025 First, the Padres’ catchers: 2024 recap The year began with the Padres anointing Luis Campusano, the first catcher selected by anyone in the 2017 draft, the starter. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 This year’s Super Bowl — to be held Feb. 9 on Fox — will anoint artificial intelligence companies and products as the new mainstream (yes, that is despite this week’s Wall Street meltdown after a Chinese AI app, DeepSeek, shook the foundations of Silicon Valley). Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 Until Democrats anoint their next presidential nominee, the party will lack a single leader, and that is probably more than three years away. Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anoint
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  • Carbs Before bed, the best carbohydrate options are complex carbs and whole foods, like a piece of whole-grain toast smeared with avocado or a banana with almond butter.
    Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Soap removes sticky spills, smeared food or mud; bleach might take out the stains left once the crud is gone.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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  • Homes in Memoriam is a collective of artists that paints free home portraits for Los Angeles County families affected by the January wildfires.
    Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Investment banker Andriy Sirko, founding partner of SARS Capital, paints a troubling picture of the alternative to Western investment in Ukrainian weapons production.
    Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • Similar to brands like Stanley and Yeti, Hydro Flask water bottles are vacuum insulated and made from stainless steel that’s coated in a host of eye-catching colors.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The middle portion of the dress, which stretched from her left bust to her right leg, was coated in yellow and white rhinestones.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Anoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anoint. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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