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Recent Examples of pulpit
Among that past ministry work was that of City of Refuge, a program administered by FBC Woodstock for pastors who vacated their pulpits due to burn out or disciplinary reasons.
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Conservative congregations are required to give hiring priority to rabbis with denominational affiliation, but a persistent shortage of pulpit rabbis has eroded that advantage, enabling unaffiliated rabbis to find jobs with relative ease.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Pastors, leaders and dozens of members of Cincinnati's Black community stood in the pulpit of New Prospect Baptist Church in Roselawn and asked why others haven't been charged, particularly the White man who slapped the Black man right before the fight escalated.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
Many who spoke with the Herald pointed to recent polling that shows that most Americans want to leave politics out of the pulpit.
—Lauren Costantino
updated July 20, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Conservative congregations are required to give hiring priority to rabbis with denominational affiliation, but a persistent shortage of pulpit rabbis has eroded that advantage, enabling unaffiliated rabbis to find jobs with relative ease.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Pastors, leaders and dozens of members of Cincinnati's Black community stood in the pulpit of New Prospect Baptist Church in Roselawn and asked why others haven't been charged, particularly the White man who slapped the Black man right before the fight escalated.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
Many who spoke with the Herald pointed to recent polling that shows that most Americans want to leave politics out of the pulpit.
—Lauren Costantino
updated July 20, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpit
Noun
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Under the altar is a stone made from a blend of earth, stone and sand from the island, cast with water brought from a Cuban refugee raft.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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When mourners gathered in a Southern California church for Barbara Keating’s November 2001 memorial service, an urn was placed at the altar.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Plagued with traffic and possible damage from going wide, both Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson were out in Q1, a stark contrast to their podium-earning performance in Zandvoort last week.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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When Lagway walked to the podium after the game, there was still an air of confidence to the star.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulpit. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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