anointed
Example Sentences
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Reports have swirled in the media that the younger Khamenei has already been anointed by the Assembly of Experts, a grouping of some 88 senior clerics tasked with this responsibility.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
The international lists anointed Greece and Boquete, Panama, a small community with a large expat population.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
Maduro was at his side the rest of the way: serving in congress, then as foreign minister and vice president before Chávez, stricken with cancer, anointed him successor in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
A’zion has heard those predictions before, so she’s wary about being anointed the next big thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
Finally, after more goodbyes and gushing about how great a speaker God’s anointed was, Blanca and I were out the door and walking home.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
