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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One day, Sherry is kidnapped by a bunch of armed crooks who come charging into the bank dressed as Santas.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Call for volunteers to clean park in fire zone faces pushback in Altadena Nonato laid his chisel against the mortar and gingerly began to tap the top of the tool with a hammer.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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The only problem was that Purdey had never made a hammer ejector gun in 28 gauge, or any hammer gun in .410 bore in their more than 200-year history.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The vote was 217-215, with a single Republican and all Democrats opposed, and the outcome was in jeopardy until the gavel.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if its gavel price is beaten in the next four to five years, though, especially with how things have gone over the last decade.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The black-and-white films all feature 9-year-old Saint hitting wrestlers with a mallet, set to a new Ye album.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Smashing a watermelon with a giant mallet to the messy delight of audiences, Leo Gallagher became one of the biggest comedy acts of the 1980s and shot to superstardom.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Throughout the 19th century and into the 20th century, presidential pins, walking sticks and handkerchiefs were also popular items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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He was reportedly found on a service road, supporting himself with two walking sticks and a cut-up sleeping bag wrapped around his legs for warmth.—
Jennifer Hauser,
CNN,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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In the heart of Africa’s rich and diverse landscapes, a silent crisis is unfolding among some of the world’s most magnificent insects—the goliath beetles.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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If pruning is unavoidable at that time, apply a commercial pruning sealant or latex paint to wounds so beetles that spread oak wilt disease are not drawn to the fresh cuts.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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