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Recent Examples of consul
At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
On May 1, the Guatemalan vice consul and a female staffer in Tucson visited Mateo to check on her well-being after receiving a notification from CBP.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2025
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
On May 1, the Guatemalan vice consul and a female staffer in Tucson visited Mateo to check on her well-being after receiving a notification from CBP.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
Noun
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History belies that interpretation, as prior to the amendment, common law prevailed and all (except Blacks, Amerindians and offspring of diplomats) were regarded as citizens at birth (one of the unenumerated rights of the Ninth Amendment).—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Martha Washington didn’t make the trip for the inauguration, but diplomats from France and Spain did.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.—
Peter Bridges,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Jan. 2022
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The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.—
Anne Thériault,
Longreads,
14 May 2021
Noun
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The Dicastery for Bishops organizes such appointments, via the Vatican’s ambassador to the country—the nuncio.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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The behavior of a suspect in the murders of two University of South Florida students from Bangladesh worsened over time from marijuana use, family members told deputies after his arrest three years ago for punching his brother in the face and kicking his mother in the back.—
Mike Schneider,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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As noted, city marshals, deputy sheriffs, the NYPD and a legitimate judicial order of eviction were involved.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My dad was killed by Iranian proxies forty-two years ago.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon could play a key role in any resolution of the Iran conflict due to Israel's campaign against Iranian proxy group Hezbollah.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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While other countries were represented by their kings or crown princes, the UAE sent only its foreign minister to the meeting.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met Putin in Russia to discuss the war as Russia works to maintain support for its ally while not becoming too involved in the war.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The position requires approval from the Senate and comes with an ambassador title.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Starmer — who is facing relentless domestic criticism over a flailing economy and his appointment of the disgraced Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, while grappling with a surging far-right opposition — will be praying for a smooth visit.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consul. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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