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Recent Examples of catechism
With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
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Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The opposition’s mainstream leaders still mouth the catechism that change should come by Venezuelan hands, but more are openly courting external pressure to tilt the balance.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
The church will host a catechism retreat from 6-8:30 p.m. on October 23.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
History offers an outlook on life and a method for living it, not a catechism.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2019
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Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The opposition’s mainstream leaders still mouth the catechism that change should come by Venezuelan hands, but more are openly courting external pressure to tilt the balance.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
The church will host a catechism retreat from 6-8:30 p.m. on October 23.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
History offers an outlook on life and a method for living it, not a catechism.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catechism
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In Chicago, the charter network Noble Schools routinely outperformed the city’s district students on college entrance exams, even though students arrived at Noble with lower average test scores.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the class action lawsuit has more than 200 of Todd’s patients sign on, who say they were abused or assaulted during what were supposed to be exams.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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The infant may have sustained puncture wounds, but the official cause of death is pending an examination by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office, police said.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Colleges are beginning to respond with interviews, oral examinations, and in-person assessments.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the second experiment, 22 participants completed a version of the side-stepping test designed to capture the acceleration of different body segments.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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After a test launch in Jacksonville and Orlando, Winn-Dixie expanded its same-day Amazon delivery partnership to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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While most of the people who work in the system really do want to help families, research shows that except in very rare circumstances, children have better outcomes with family members than in foster care.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Domingo discovered Pimp while doing research for his role as X in the film Zola.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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The trailer revisits the trial through the lens of the interrogation Carroll faced in court.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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This deprofessionalizing of news gathering, processing, and dissemination has led to the interrogation of journalism as a profession.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Take the quiz here … SILENT SURGE — Hispanic adults and Western states hit hardest as deadly trend projected through 2035.—
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FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
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His inquiry surfaces a history of abuse, homophobia, and despair, and the film uses the tragedy to probe questions of moral accountability and collective indifference in Hong Kong.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) cited national security and cybersecurity risks posed by reliance on Chinese models as a reason for the joint inquiry.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Five years ago, his car could have warranted an NCAA investigation, and his agent—just the fact of having one—would have immediately ended Chambliss’s college career.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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In a letter sent Wednesday to TotalEnergies and provided to The Associated Press, Huffman and Raskin are letting the company know that Democrats have begun an investigation, are demanding documents and communications and are advising the CEO not to take the money.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Catechism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechism. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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