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as in registrars
an official whose job is to keep records
you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk
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as in salesmen
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priests
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants
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Recent Examples of clerks
In a memo to the state's county clerks and registrars, Weber said official certification would happen in June for the November 3 general election ballot.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Alito, 76, has been hiring clerks for next term and intends to continue serving into at least 2027, the sources who have spoken to Alito told ABC.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Not just paramedics and EMTs, but teachers, chefs, clerks, you and me.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Wage agreements must be submitted to legislative clerks 10 days in advance of any vote in the House or Senate.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Among Alito’s closest friends are his former clerks, a natural bond.
—Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
While every local election will look a little different, most Georgians can expect to weigh in on elections for their sheriffs, district attorneys, probate court judges, superior court clerks, representation for your school district, city council members and some mayors.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Under the model, an occupation scores high on substitution risk when AI can handle most of its core tasks, like insurance claims clerks and bill collectors.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Then the lights went out in the store, and one of the clerks shrieked in the dark, and another told her to remain calm.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Alito, 76, has been hiring clerks for next term and intends to continue serving into at least 2027, the sources who have spoken to Alito told ABC.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Not just paramedics and EMTs, but teachers, chefs, clerks, you and me.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Wage agreements must be submitted to legislative clerks 10 days in advance of any vote in the House or Senate.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Among Alito’s closest friends are his former clerks, a natural bond.
—Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
While every local election will look a little different, most Georgians can expect to weigh in on elections for their sheriffs, district attorneys, probate court judges, superior court clerks, representation for your school district, city council members and some mayors.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Under the model, an occupation scores high on substitution risk when AI can handle most of its core tasks, like insurance claims clerks and bill collectors.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Then the lights went out in the store, and one of the clerks shrieked in the dark, and another told her to remain calm.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerks
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Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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In a memo to the state's county clerks and registrars, Weber said official certification would happen in June for the November 3 general election ballot.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The next year, the A-Team members were Elliman’s highest-grossing salesmen.—
James D. Walsh,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
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Or maybe there’s a hint of truth, and not all car salesmen are like that.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Hippocratic doctors vigorously denounced the religious healers of the day, such as the priests toiling in the temple of Asclepius.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first female Anglican priests were ordained in 1994, its first female bishop in 2015, and now Mullally as the first archbishop of Canterbury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Previous defense secretaries have mainly steered clear of partisan politics and divisive social issues.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Now many of your Cabinet secretaries live on military bases.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dollison was a regular contributor to the Church of Christ publication The Living Message, which credited him as being a major inspiration for many influential Arkansas Church of Christ preachers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Clerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerks. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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