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Recent Examples of pandit
Her grandmother isn’t a pandit – in India, as well as in Indian diaspora communities, that’s been a domain that is largely populated by men, with cultural mores at play.
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Deepti Hajela, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021
Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.
—Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 June 2021
Juneja's story is in many ways a typical one, said Sapna Pandya, a Washington, D.C.-based pandit, the title given to Hindu religious scholars and priests who perform wedding and other spiritual rituals.
—NBC News, 2 Mar. 2021
The wedding ceremony was a traditional Hindu ceremony performed by a pandit (priest).
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2020
Deepti Hajela, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021
Her father worked as a pandit -- or Hindu priest -- at a temple, and visited homes to perform rituals.
—Vedika Sud, Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 June 2021
Juneja's story is in many ways a typical one, said Sapna Pandya, a Washington, D.C.-based pandit, the title given to Hindu religious scholars and priests who perform wedding and other spiritual rituals.
—NBC News, 2 Mar. 2021
The wedding ceremony was a traditional Hindu ceremony performed by a pandit (priest).
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandit
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The Save Soil movement, spearheaded by Indian yogi, Sadhguru, has inspired people beyond the realms of agriculture and soil science by reframing soil health as a global human responsibility.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Recognized as one of India’s, and perhaps the world’s 50 most influential people, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, environmental activist, poet, and the bestselling author of over thirty books.—
Mandeep Rai,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
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Several sequels followed, including one called Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, in which Karloff plays a hypnotist swami from the Orient.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2024
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The swami named her Ganga, for the Ganges River.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 June 2021
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This is likely because Miller isn’t, or wasn’t, a marketing guru, but a practitioner.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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In January 2021, the grooming guru shared details about their meet-cute.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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The rabbi and staff saved their synagogue's 13 Torahs from burning, and vow to rebuild their temple for the community that has gathered there for a century.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Noah is a young rabbi who falls in love with a non-Jewish podcast host played by Kristen Bell.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
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Franklin’s Pragmatic Idealism: Impact Over Ideology Franklin’s brilliance was not only in his intellect but in his ability to turn ideas into real-world solutions.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Reeder’s a smallish winger (5-foot-10, 170 pounds) who relies on his on-ice intellect to navigate the ice, play off his linemates, find pockets of space and distribute.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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The proudly backward were validated by self-loathing Western intellectuals, leading philosophers such as Michel Foucault who saw in the revolution a thrilling rebuke to liberal democracy when communism no longer was.—
Mariam Memarsadeghi,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Nobody escaped his pen: the Church, intellectuals, politics, politicians and governments, kings and queens.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Roxanne Martinez, a school board member with the Fort Worth Independent School District, said district officials were aware of and investigating a social media post purportedly written by a North Side High School teacher that seemed to invite immigration officers to arrest students at their school.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employs more than 18,000 people, ranging from teachers and principals to assistants, custodians and secretaries.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Pandit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandit. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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