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Recent Examples of rector
The church is the spiritual home to about 500 families, according to the church's rector, the Rev. Bruce Freeman.
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Sarah Ventre, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
Wiley, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson, will lead an outdoor prayer service at the house of worship Tuesday night as a way of blessing the people of a country that have so often seemed bitterly divided over politics.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
It is considered a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church, said Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
For Monseigneur Patrick Chauvet, who was rector of Notre Dame de Paris at the time of the fire, the memories are still raw.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Ventre, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
Wiley, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson, will lead an outdoor prayer service at the house of worship Tuesday night as a way of blessing the people of a country that have so often seemed bitterly divided over politics.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
It is considered a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church, said Monsignor Walter Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
For Monseigneur Patrick Chauvet, who was rector of Notre Dame de Paris at the time of the fire, the memories are still raw.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rector
Noun
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See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
20 June 2024
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Richard Harris and Michael Gambon previously played the beloved Hogwarts headmaster in the Harry Potter film franchise based on J. K. Rowling’s best-selling book series of all time.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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Paying Tribute to the Celebrities Who Have Died in 2025 Lawlor had a long career in the entertainment industry, known for his role as headmaster Steven Bradley at the Eastland School for Girls in The Facts of Life on NBC.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The result is teacher layoffs and less opportunity for the students who are attending public schools.—
Tinbete Ermyas,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker, following teachers union directives, refused to renew the modest Invest in Kids program that offered several thousand low-income children an escape route from underperforming schools.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Little kids can learn to ski here with a individual or group lesson, and the instructors are extraordinary both in terms of getting on the student’s individual wavelength and teaching foundational skills that will last a lifetime.—
Kim Westerman,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rhonda Stewart is a senior instructor/associate professor at Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte Campus.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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Synopsis: When a medical emergency leaves schoolteacher Amanda fighting for her life, her desperate husband Mike signs her up for Rivermind, a high-tech system that will keep her alive.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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In the new thriller Holland, the Oscar winner plays a Michigan schoolteacher and homemaker who becomes obsessed investigating her suspicious husband, played by Matthew Macfadyen.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There are amazing educators and teachers that love children and uplift them and support them from all backgrounds.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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With 90% of K-12 salary funding coming from non-federal sources, many educators feel overlooked in federal budget priorities.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2023
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His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.—
Daniel J. Wakin,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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By offering a financial incentive to nurse preceptors, my PRECEPT Nurses Act will help America rebuild our health care workforce.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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To become a preceptor, nurses must undergo extensive training—often at their own expense.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Rector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rector. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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