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rosary

[roh-zuh-ree] / ˈroʊ zə ri /
NOUN
beads
Synonyms


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Six people reveal what’s in their compact bags of calming tools, including fidget toys, sour candies and a rosary.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

A devout Catholic, it was there that she gave my dad her most precious gift: her own mom’s rosary beads.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2026

A toddler sat on her mother’s lap, clutching a rosary.

From Slate Mar. 29, 2026

Dressed in white and with a rosary hanging from her car's rear-view mirror, she drove through the city but became trapped in traffic.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

Then he goes back inside the house to deal with my pop, who has recently returned legless from the hospital, clutching my dead grandmother’s rosary beads.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

Some brandished selfie sticks, others clutched their rosaries or their children's hands.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2025

Schlor had earlier handed the men and the boys rosaries that glow in the dark, telling them to hide them under their shirts at night so they wouldn’t be seen in the desert.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2024

They send the more damaged wood to another prison in Rome, where prisoners make crucifixes for rosaries.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2024

Most held rosaries, and some hoisted signs reading, “We stand with Bishop Strickland.”

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2023

Obiora and Amaka went to get their rosaries from the bedroom while Jaja and I slipped ours out of our pockets.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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