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 crooks eventually got caught (at least some of them) then served prison time (even fewer of them).Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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But plenty of crooks just swipe checks right from your mailbox.Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Think of trust as a foundation, and each lie is a hammer slowly chipping away at it.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Sean Combs’ physical violence was allegedly directed at both his romantic partners and personal employees, with the music mogul accused of once attempting to beat down a woman’s door with a hammer.Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for Axios Crypto Victoria Knight Oct 31, 2024 Race for top spot on E&C Health heats up Three Republicans are vying for their party's top spot on the House Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee in the 119th Congress as current Chair Brett Guthrie eyes the full E&C gavel.Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Trump separately appeared at a gathering of House Republicans Wednesday morning and signaled support for House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold onto the gavel.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Walker showed me a video of the fingers surviving blows from a mallet.James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Place a piece of plastic wrap on top and use a meat mallet to flatten.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
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Look for walking sticks specifically designed for older individuals:17 Choose an adjustable pole.Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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He was last seen just before 11 a.m. Saturday carrying a brown bamboo walking stick and a black backpack near North Sherman Boulevard and West Capitol Drive in Milwaukee.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
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The beetle, grasped by the stink bug, was still struggling and fluttering to escape, as Justin took the photo in Hong Kong.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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As cold weather approaches, the Asian beetles, an invasive species often confused for the native ladybugs, seek out places to overwinter.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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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 18 Dec. 2024.
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