1
as in church
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the whole congregation began to sing with great fervor
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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
a congregation of journalists were at the hotel bar, discussing the latest developments
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Recent Examples of congregation
Convened to hear testimonies of perfection, the congregation would sing.
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Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Three congregations — including my own — recently gathered at the 92nd Street Y for Israel’s memorial and independence days.
—Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Late in his life, Dollison delivered sermons for Church of Christ congregations in Rector, Greenway and Jonesboro, as well as in the Missouri communities of Leachville and Campbell.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Massachusetts, for example, ordered that ministers read it in every congregation.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Three congregations — including my own — recently gathered at the 92nd Street Y for Israel’s memorial and independence days.
—Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Late in his life, Dollison delivered sermons for Church of Christ congregations in Rector, Greenway and Jonesboro, as well as in the Missouri communities of Leachville and Campbell.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026
Massachusetts, for example, ordered that ministers read it in every congregation.
—Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for congregation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregation
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For example, Bulgari contributed to the restoration of the 16th-century Scala d’Oro at the Doge’s Palace in Venice, called Golden Staircase for its stuccoes in gold leaves, and the paintings by Paolo Veronese in the church of San Pietro Martire in Murano.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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Outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The center is equipped with state-of-the-art amenities to host student performances and school assemblies, but also to train the next generation of theater technicians.—
Tim Greiving,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Depositphotos Thanks to researchers at Georgia Tech, robots have taken several new steps towards replacing human labor – and not simply for dangerous tasks such as mining the depths of the Earth and exploring the Moon, or difficult tasks such as high-speed mass-assembly of thousands of cars.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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The Elodea cells were small enough for the particular assemblage of chloroplasts within to pack themselves tightly to absorb maximum light, and large enough for chloroplasts to maneuver around one another to avoid it when needed.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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Founded in 1985, this group of seven savvy string pluckers is the world’s first such assemblage and has been the inspiration for all manner of copycat ensembles ever since.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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At the end of Jefferson’s and Adams’s lives, their Hispanophone counterpart Simón Bolívar invited the United States to a conference of American nations in Panama.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Heat have done enough in recent years to merit the right to step back, reset, not desperately chase fool’s gold in the belief of seizing on the perception of a down conference.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi pressed his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities during a meeting in Beijing.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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On April 17th, Jean attended a first-ever virtual meeting for Midwest-West managers.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The Vatican did say that Leo had a meeting on the agenda Wednesday with the Holy See’s ambassador to Lebanon, though no details are ever released of such audiences.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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What is perhaps most masterful is the film’s ability to make its audience connect deeply with a character who never once appears on-screen.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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