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Recent Examples of mother superior
But so says Valya Harkonnen, Mother Superior of the Sisterhood, to Ynez Corrino, the rogue heir to the throne of the Imperium.
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Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Sisters Tula and Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) in their pursuit to grow their order.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Maybe some of the blame lies with her mentor, Mother Superior Raquella, who sought to harness her rage and psychic power and revealed secrets to her that the other acolytes didn’t know.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Best Supporting Performance award at the Berlin Film Festival for her role as a different sort of formidable Mother Superior in Irish drama Small Things Like These.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The Mother Superior insisted Warner, a glee club member, learn Mozart’s Mass in C Minor.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
His travel documents conveniently arrive ahead of a letter from the Mother Superior (Colman) presiding over the Peruvian bear retirement home where Aunt Lucy is a resident, encouraging him to visit before her health deteriorates.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
After Grandier was executed, the Mother Superior at Loudun, Jeanne des Anges, continued to be tormented by demons.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Sisters Tula and Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) in their pursuit to grow their order.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Maybe some of the blame lies with her mentor, Mother Superior Raquella, who sought to harness her rage and psychic power and revealed secrets to her that the other acolytes didn’t know.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Best Supporting Performance award at the Berlin Film Festival for her role as a different sort of formidable Mother Superior in Irish drama Small Things Like These.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The Mother Superior insisted Warner, a glee club member, learn Mozart’s Mass in C Minor.
—Provided By Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
His travel documents conveniently arrive ahead of a letter from the Mother Superior (Colman) presiding over the Peruvian bear retirement home where Aunt Lucy is a resident, encouraging him to visit before her health deteriorates.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
After Grandier was executed, the Mother Superior at Loudun, Jeanne des Anges, continued to be tormented by demons.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother superior
Noun
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Yet there’s a clear MVP here, and that’s Olivia Colman’s Reverend Mother.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Emily Watson stars as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, who leads the Sisterhood and has a close ally in her sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Another influential woman in Mukherjee’s life is Linda Fargo, Bergdorf Goodman’s chic, silver-haired senior vice president of fashion—and the retail high priestess responsible for Sabyasachi’s Big Apple debut.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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The high priestess of Paris fashion, Michèle Lamy, chatted with other attendees near a haunting image of a young boy diving head-first into an unknown plane.—
Isiah Magsino,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There are some things novice and experienced dog owners should know to raise a successful pup to adulthood.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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As Syrus Solo Jin wrote in Time, budget blunders by overwhelmed novices meant police weren’t paid on time.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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