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Recent Examples of evangelist
At the time, Morris was a traveling evangelist with his wife, Debbie.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors allege the offenses began in December 1982 when Morris was a traveling evangelist visiting the accuser's family in Hominy, Okla., and continued for the next four years, per a statement from the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
At the time the abuse allegedly began in December 1982, Morris was a traveling evangelist who visited Clemishire and her family in Hominy, Oklahoma, authorities said in the release.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
By 1982, Marty was deemed one of the most influential figures in American religion, alongside evangelists Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell, in a poll published in The Christian Century that surveyed the editors of religious magazines.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors allege the offenses began in December 1982 when Morris was a traveling evangelist visiting the accuser's family in Hominy, Okla., and continued for the next four years, per a statement from the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
At the time the abuse allegedly began in December 1982, Morris was a traveling evangelist who visited Clemishire and her family in Hominy, Oklahoma, authorities said in the release.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
By 1982, Marty was deemed one of the most influential figures in American religion, alongside evangelists Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell, in a poll published in The Christian Century that surveyed the editors of religious magazines.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelist
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Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaccine activist and prolific conspiracy theorist, was tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services days after he was reelected president in November.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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With guests like Martin Luther King, Jr., anti-war activist Abbie Hoffman, and artist Salvador Dalí, Griffin was committed to platforming voices many considered taboo, while also inviting on beloved celebrities like Robert De Niro, Grace Kelly, Richard Pryor, and more.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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His maternal grandparents were medical missionaries in Liberia, helping to ignite Fuller’s interest in medicine, Branson said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The wife of a Minnesota missionary killed in the African country of Angola last year has been charged with his murder, the lead pastor of the Lakes Area Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes confirmed in a letter to his congregation.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Flea, Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench The concert was the latest in this format presented by veteran promoter and Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf, who has staged 20 of them since 2006’s inaugural Joni Mitchell tribute.—
Caryn Rose,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Jackson, 58, said in a statement shared by promoters.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2025
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But if her Blind Audition was any indication, The Voice might have just found its next great jazz revivalist.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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To celebrate, the UK post-punk revivalists will play the record in full, plus other hits from their catalog, on an anniversary tour of North America later this year.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Feb. 2025
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So just how does an under 30 bro become an apostle of small business networking? Larsen grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and studied entrepreneurship at Boise State.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Peter, though revered as an apostle worthy of veneration, is also portrayed in the Gospels as prone to mistakes, often foolish, and sometimes outright contradictory to God’s will.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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Eby will continue to serve as outreach missioner at the Church of the Nativity and as priest-in-charge at St. Timothy’s Church in Athens.—
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1 Dec. 2020
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Who pays for treatment Industry advocates and those who seek more resources for intervention and prevention agree on one thing: without legalized gambling, there is no revenue stream for treatment.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Consumer advocates have advised customers who signed up for the genetic testing service to request the deletion of their accounts to keep their data safe.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other sites that showed La Guardia as a Grandview police chaplain also were taken down after the allegations surfaced — including the Grandview Police Department’s chaplain site, which had photos and bios of its chaplains, with La Guardia described as a head chaplain.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
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In Lucas Hnath’s play Dana H. the central character, Dana Higginbotham, a psych ward chaplain, recounts the devastating ordeal of being kidnapped by one of her patients for five months.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Evangelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelist. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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