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Recent Examples of crosier
McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crosier
Noun
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Cyber crooks make good money by targeting checking accounts and bank accounts.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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In their native home in Brazil, Christmas cacti grow as epiphytes in the crooks of tree branches.1 For successful growth indoors, choose a well-draining potting soil containing perlite and a container with good drainage holes.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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It will be transformed into a fresh new home, as will the neighboring chapel. , which has amassed over 200,000 views on TikTok, shows the suspicious door that was once underneath the bath, with Mandy using a chisel and a hammer to pry it open.Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ah, but Hal’s already there, in the basement with a hammer embedded in his skull.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Control of the House is also up for grabs, and political observers of all stripes will be watching with anxious anticipation for early signs Tuesday of which party will hold the gavel in the next Congress.The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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If the Republicans hold the House, Speaker Mike Johnson will likely retain that gavel.Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
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Pound using a meat mallet to about 1/2-inch thickness.Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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How to Prepare Turkey Cutlets If the turkey breast cutlets are thick, use a meat mallet to pound cutlets to 1/2-inch thickness.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
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The most conspicuous objects on the seabed were porcelain and thousands of rattan canes, intended for use as walking sticks or in furniture-making.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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But when the actor playing Judge Brack, the play’s lustful old bachelor, emerged from the wings with his walking stick, eyeglass and thick mustache, the house erupted in jeers and boos.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Insects such as ants, bees, and beetles create burrows, just as arachnids like spiders and scorpions do.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Some of the most common insects found in leaf piles include ants, beetles, centipedes, millipedes, pillbugs, earwigs, spiders and ticks, per USA TODAY.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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