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as in registrar
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 salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
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 clerk
The clerk said the woman encountered a driver in a silver SUV while walking along the highway, toward the intersection of Cross Prairie Parkway in Kissimmee, according to deputies.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Hernandez, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, confessed soon after his brother-in-law told detectives the store clerk may have been a suspect, The New York Times reported.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Anyone with court business is directed to contact the appropriate clerk’s office to find out what is still operating.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
First stop is the Skiatook Municipal Courthouse, where Wendell charms an exhausted clerk into finding him an atlas from before 1950.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Hernandez, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, confessed soon after his brother-in-law told detectives the store clerk may have been a suspect, The New York Times reported.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Anyone with court business is directed to contact the appropriate clerk’s office to find out what is still operating.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
First stop is the Skiatook Municipal Courthouse, where Wendell charms an exhausted clerk into finding him an atlas from before 1950.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bae’s ruling addressed several of the core issues raised by the city — among them Simonds’ secondary review of the signatures and ability to overrule the registrar of voters’ determination — and concluded in favor of the Association for the City of La Jolla.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her mother was an actress; her father, a cotton salesman, served in both World Wars.—
Rhett Bartlett,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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The show, set in Chicago, starred O’Neill as women’s shoe salesman Al Bundy, Sagal as his wife Peggy, Applegate as not-so-bright daughter Kelly and Faustino as troublemaker son Bud.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The man, named as 69-year-old Morimasa Hibino by the Japanese embassy, was spotted in the ditch next to the monument about seven meters (23 feet) below the street level by a priest who alerted authorities.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The paranormal investigators claim to have been summoned by a priest named Father Cooke when two young women — Donna and Angie — wanted to perform an exorcism to get rid of the spirit of a dead 7-year-old girl named Annabelle Higgins, who had inhabited their doll.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 1977, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the office of the first lady being located in the wing, alongside the social secretary.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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As health secretary, Kennedy has pledged to remove fluoride from municipal water, which, over decades, has proven safe and highly effective at preventing tooth decay in children.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Oct. 2025
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At this point, Malcolm was no longer an up-and-coming preacher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Enter Caleb Samuel — a flashy, social media–famous preacher’s kid with three million followers, a fast car, and a complicated relationship with his megachurch dynasty.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The son of a Wesleyan minister, Maunder had attended King’s College London, a working-class alternative to Oxford and Cambridge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The minister highlighted that non-oil sectors now account for 56% of the national GDP, up from 40% at the program’s inception.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Blanc seeks to interview alongside another clergyman (O'Connor, 35).—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Plus, their father was the deacon of the local Catholic congregation – all the more reason to maintain a saintly lifestyle.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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David the deacon, the good one, called by God, destined to be a priest.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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