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Recent Examples of chaplain
Allen had also asked for a chaplain May 3 and still hasn't seen one, according to Ohm.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Rebandt has served as the senior pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church in Farmington Hills and as a chaplain of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Even long-time chaplain Rodgers is excited by the move.
—Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
His girlfriend, who’d posted bond for Tracey after nine days, waited outside for him but was instead greeted by a deputy and chaplain, who told her Tracey was dead.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Rebandt has served as the senior pastor of Oakland Hills Community Church in Farmington Hills and as a chaplain of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Even long-time chaplain Rodgers is excited by the move.
—Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
His girlfriend, who’d posted bond for Tracey after nine days, waited outside for him but was instead greeted by a deputy and chaplain, who told her Tracey was dead.
—Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaplain
Noun
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James Stewart, the congregation’s pastor, was heartbroken at the loss of the historic building but echoed James’ sentiment.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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And that’s how the part-time pastor met Leap Housing founder Bart Cochran, the man who is now his boss at the affordable housing nonprofit.—
Mark Dee
June 19,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2026
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On April 18, King Frederik and Queen Mary's youngest children were confirmed by the royal confessor, Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, in Fredensborg Castle Church.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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But everything that is said between the confessor and priest is confidential.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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There was only one doctor left in the country who could do it, neurosurgeon Volodymyr Smolanka, acting rector of Uzhhorod National University.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The Rectory As the name suggests, The Rectory was originally home to the rector of nearby All Saints’ Church and his 14 children.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Nearly every murder is solved by the end of the episode, but despite the unusual twist of having the village vicar team up with the police, the real action comes from the relationships among the characters.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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The sacred meets the secular in this long-running pairing of a young vicar with a worldly police detective in the titular idyllic Cambridgeshire village during the 1950s and ‘60s.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 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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Friends described Boelter as an evangelical Christian and occasional preacher and missionary who held politically conservative views and had been struggling to find work.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Stafford, a medical missionary with the mission organization Serge, was transferred to Germany and treated at Berlin's Charite University Hospital.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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An artist and performer, Skrepetsky gained notice with his cutting portraits of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and a conservative Moscow bishop, Patriarch Kirill.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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The bishop was among 34 individuals and 47 entities that EU countries added to a Russia sanctions list Monday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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In 1976, the residence was redesigned as a retirement home for church missioners.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Kelley Hudlow, missioner for clergy formation for the diocese, told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham soon after the shooting that church leaders were trying to learn more.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
17 June 2022
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“Chaplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaplain. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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