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Recent Examples of chapel
Martínez had the man’s body cremated, and stored the ashes in a wooden niche in the shelter’s small chapel.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Across the grounds, Pedal Steel Noah serenaded a small gathering in the chapel with an instrumental set.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Poitier stars as Homer Smith, a drifter who turns up in a small Arizona town and helps a group of nuns construct a chapel for the local community.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Today you can even get married in the chapel, if necropolis nuptials appeal to you.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Across the grounds, Pedal Steel Noah serenaded a small gathering in the chapel with an instrumental set.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Poitier stars as Homer Smith, a drifter who turns up in a small Arizona town and helps a group of nuns construct a chapel for the local community.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Today you can even get married in the chapel, if necropolis nuptials appeal to you.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapel
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His high school gym was not the massive cathedrals built to serve the altars of Hoosier hysteria, but with 4,620 seats, the Greenfield Cougar Den is no slouch, either.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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The problem is those cathedrals couldn’t move.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Heat owner Micky Arison was inducted into Hall as part of the shrine’s 2025 class.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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His 20,000-foot, palazzo was a work of art in itself—and a shrine to the Versace brand.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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On his arrival at the meeting venue at a historic 12-century abbey in Vaux-de-Cerney outside of Paris, Rubio posed for a group photo with his fellow foreign ministers but none of them spoke.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wood’s later novel, Stone Yard Devotional, features another band of women in a remote location—nuns working to keep their abbey afloat, cut off from the world because of the coronavirus pandemic.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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At my direction, Kim expanded HCPF's mission to save Coloradans money on health care.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The decision to inaugurate the first urban Six Senses property in Rome was partially driven by the owner’s love of all things Italian and is part of a new drive to bring sanctuaries to bigger cities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The historic 134-year-old sanctuary, which opened in 1890 and was used until a new facility opened in 2013, was a significant downtown landmark.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Haedong Yonggungsa Temple has become one of the most recognizable temples in Busan, South Korea, but beyond its beauty, there’s a deep and surprising history.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Flea’s new release is a temple of American culture, tackling the timely subjects of civil war, peace and love, and doing so in its own meditative time and space.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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Vandals broke into a Catholic school in Long Beach overnight Monday, stealing church items, damaging statues and tossing the tabernacle to the ground, according to police and school officials.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Among the damage is a smashed statue of The Virgin Mary, other religious artifacts, like the tabernacle that stores communion, and destroyed furniture.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Chapel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapel. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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