anointment

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Recent Examples of anointment The result of this dynamic tension of bootlickers, according to Bernhard’s narrator, is the perpetual elevation and official anointment of mediocrity. — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 According to the Dera, Singh’s ascent to power is a story of divine anointment. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 Bad Bunny’s fame was growing ever more mainstream in the years before his Super Bowl anointment. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anointment
  1. anointing
  2. induction
  3. ordination
  4. investment
  5. installation
  6. investiture
  7. installment
  8. placement
Noun
  • Film buffs see this process as akin to an anointing; the trademark C, tucked into the upper-left corner of a plastic clamshell, signals a movie’s importance.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Daemon charged his queen with making a show of strength for all the realm to see, and her response is to once again visit the High Septon and beg for an anointing.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of anointing
Noun
  • What does Wu-Tang Clan’s upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction mean to you and the legacy of the group?
    — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • All rifts aside, congratulations on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
    — Tina Benitez-Eves, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of induction
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  • The July 2 decree said the two bishops leading the unauthorized ordination, held in Switzerland on July 1, had been excommunicated, along with the four priests who had become new bishops, which was widely expected.
    — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Cardinal Blaise Cupich presided over the ordination.
    — CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Definition of ordination
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  • Strong consumer interest reinforced the brand’s investment in brick-and-mortar retail, said Antoine Mothay, cofounder of Polène.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Long-term research on luxury assets as investments is similarly mixed.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of investment
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  • The team also evaluated methods for attaching sensors to storage casks, with the aim of developing installations capable of remaining in place for years under high-temperature and high-radiation conditions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Patriot air-defense system is designed to protect military installations, troops and other critical infrastructure from incoming ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hostile aircraft.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of installation
Noun
  • On July 21, Belgium’s royal family gathered in Brussels for the holiday, which marks the historic investiture of King Leopold I in 1831.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Cynthia Erivo channeled subdued elegance in Givenchy by Sarah Burton for her Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) investiture at Windsor Castle in England on Tuesday.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Definition of investiture
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  • Jason’s superstar status has survived close to 50 years, via a dozen installments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The streamer did not announce premiere dates for either installment.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of installment
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  • The reasoning for his second placement on administrative leave is unclear at this time.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And the Flex Shed’s platform height and column placement can be easily tailored to exist in harmony with street signs, bus stop shelters, and trees.
    — Sophia Lebowitz, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of placement

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