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curate

[kyoor-it, kyoo-rayt, kyoor-ayt] / ˈkjʊər ɪt, kjʊˈreɪt, ˈkjʊər eɪt /
NOUN
assistant to priest or other minister
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Spence said he spent a lot of time working with the arranger to choose the music, curate and trim the showcase.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

He’ll conduct and curate subscription concerts and multidisciplinary projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Smartphones have fooled us into thinking that we curate what our screens show us.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Like the Brontës, the Draydens are the eccentric daughters of a widowed curate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Thomas Malthus had been a curate at the Okewood Chapel in Surrey by daytime, but he was a closet economist by night.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

They eat specially curated dinners, strut around in breeders’ shows and often rule over their owners like whiskered tyrants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

And when I emailed a wedding photographer whose Instagram feed seemed perfectly curated to how I envision our special day, he quoted me $30,000 for a starter package.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

But multiple times a year Trans*cendent takes over locations around L.A. creating one of the only underground raves curated by and for trans women and their allies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Last month, the AI-assistant startup Instinct announced that it was rolling out curated product and travel recommendations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

She stepped, sideways, into the next gallery over, a special curated exhibit on the theme of Madonna and Child.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Countless others have stories of being confronted by social media content they didn't seek out, and didn't want to see – and there's long been suspicions the algorithms curating these platforms are harming users.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Turkey is curating an "action agenda" alongside the negotiations that encourages countries to support non-binding pledges on issues from artificial intelligence to waste management.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

During a panel about the relationship between fashion and food, Onwuachi discussed curating the menu for the 2025 MET Gala, whose theme was “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

Exemplar Luxury Group plans to focus on its retail model and curating products for high-income consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“This is curating a backdrop for a legal showdown that may surely come,” Goodwin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026


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