Used in a Sentence

miriam

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for miriam.

Editorial note

On the personal/political level - Trump's largest political backers in the 2024 campaign have been: Elon Musk, Timothy Mellon, and Miriam Adelson.

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Quick take

A female given name from Hebrew.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of miriam gathered in one view.

noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

noun

(biblical) The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.

noun

Alternative spelling of Meriam. [A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for miriam.

noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

noun

(biblical) The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.

noun

Alternative spelling of Meriam. [A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.]

noun

Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, chiefly in contexts emphasizing her historical or Jewish identity.

Example sentences

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On the personal/political level - Trump's largest political backers in the 2024 campaign have been: Elon Musk, Timothy Mellon, and Miriam Adelson.

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Of course, there's also the angle with Miriam Adelson who might have sweet talked Trump into going aboard with Israel on this disaster.

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Take a look at Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Larry Elison, Ronald Lauder.

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Hi, I’m Miriam — a psychologist and trauma-informed coach.

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The current donors such as Miriam Adelson or the tech bros fund him to steer the policy towards their interest, or just pure corruption, as we saw with CZ (Binance).

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And its especially emotional because our politicians have been corrupted and blackmailed into complicity by people like Miriam Adelson and Jeffrey Epstein, and are taking us along for the ride, which is extremely frustrating.

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And of course some of it comes from wealthy donors like Miriam Adelson, a desire to go overboard to distance themselves from the threat of being labelled an antisemite, a desire to paint themselves as more pro-Israel than the other party, etc.

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Israeli mega donors Miriam Adelson, Larry Ellison, Ronald Lauder, etc, have given Trump literally hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign donations to facilitate this special treatment of Israel and to help transfer control of these media orgs to Israelis.

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I hate being this guy...but the first definition on Miriam Webster, and the one that I'm familiar with is: 'continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change' google gives a similar 'lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.' Both sites list a bunch of synonyms that are closer to long-lasting and durable, but english is subtle.

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Cursory research about the influence you named of Burna Boy’s yields: > She grew up listening to Yoruba and Beninese traditional music, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, James Brown, Manu Dibango, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Fela Kuti, Stevie Wonder, Osibisa and Santana.

Quote examples

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The setup is that parallel universes with alternate history Earths exist, and tech journalist Miriam discovers she belongs to a bloodline who can "jaunt" into a parallel medieval Earth.

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From Miriam-Webster: "Art, meaning n.4: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects".

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If they were, there would be no "Mary Sue"s, there'd be only "Miriam"s and there would be no problem.

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I had a friend who was taking this game too seriously, so I drew up a "Miriam's Plan Is Ruined!" card and snuck it into the deck.

Proper noun examples

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Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Larry Ellison and others gave him hundreds of millions to ensure he’d start this war while he was still campaigning.

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Miriam was previously CEO of Kauffman Fellows Academy.

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This situation is not just because we elected a clown, these people donated hundreds of millions to Trump's campaign (Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Larry Elison, etc).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use miriam in a sentence?

On the personal/political level - Trump's largest political backers in the 2024 campaign have been: Elon Musk, Timothy Mellon, and Miriam Adelson.

What does miriam mean?

A female given name from Hebrew.

What part of speech is miriam?

miriam is commonly used as noun.