anointed
Example Sentences
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The Next Warren Buffett Curse,” or the superstition that those anointed with the title are doomed to fall short, might not be real.
Reports have swirled in the media that the younger Khamenei has already been anointed by the Assembly of Experts, a grouping of some 88 senior clerics tasked with this responsibility.
From BBC
In December, he anointed Flavio -- a Rio de Janeiro senator -- as his political heir.
From Barron's
Many in my and my parents’ generations are wary of anointed leaders.
The international lists anointed Greece and Boquete, Panama, a small community with a large expat population.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
