variants
or crozier
as in crook
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Recent Examples of crosier
World & Nation Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s ‘heart’ in 5 years
Dec. 6, 2024
The ceremony began with Ulrich symbolically reopening Notre Dame’s grand wooden doors, tapping them three times with his fire-scarred crosier.
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosier
Noun
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The vast majority of horses appeared to have been buried without much added effort, but one horse was buried with two jugs and an oil lamp in the crook of its leg, officials said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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Trump pardons a bunch of white-collar crooks President Trump on Friday pardoned two startup founders convicted of investor fraud, and three crypto exchange co-founders who had plead guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Read Next Texas 65-year-old fights back with hammer as 3 dogs kill her in backyard, TX cops say April 15, 2025 3:50 PM Read Next National 72-year-old shot dead by caretaker, MN family says.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2025
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The bronze door of St. Peter’s is half closed, and the bells are rung with a hammer.—
Paolo Armelli,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even without access to their own future picks, the Bucks are in such a bad spot that the only logical move is to bang the gavel on a Giannis bidding war and rebuild with the spoils.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The trend could complicate the Democrats’ path to winning back control of the House in the 2026 midterms, when party leaders are optimistic about their chances of seizing the Speaker’s gavel after four years in the minority wilderness.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On a cutting board, lightly pound with a meat mallet to even thickness.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the films, West’s son Saint is shown in a wrestling ring, using a mallet to fend off aggressors over the course of 30 minutes.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Just don’t forget to ask the staff about a brown bag lunch and pick up your walking stick, given to every guest upon arrival, before setting out into the woods.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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His friend Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov urges him to compose, using a walking stick to tickle him awake.—
Jeffrey Arlo Brown,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The adult beetles are visual running hunters that chase tiny mites.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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In total, mountain pine beetles have damaged about 5,600 acres of forest.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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John Franklin-Myers mauls RT Rosengarten and gets sack, knocking Baltimore out of FG position.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
3 Nov. 2024
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Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2024
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“Crosier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosier. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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