conventicle

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Noun
  • Some of the crimes, which were committed a century ago, mentioned an assailant keeping a house of prostitution — punishable with a $100 fine — a crime that today would be punishable by up to one year in prison and or up to a $1,000 fine in New York, for example.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The crew shot on the beach, at the harbor, at the house and at Old Town in eight different looks.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lord John discovered that Jane was being held in a nearby meetinghouse.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Pilgrim Church had met in many different locations since 1834, and in 1848 the members voted to build a meetinghouse where Parker had been buried, at the present location of Pilgrim Church, 2.5 miles southeast of Elkhart.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • So all the talk in the halls of the castle comes down to Danielle or Carolyn — and both are just waiting for the all-clear to pounce on the other.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Murkowski said the concerns at the town hall ranged from the impact on preparedness for wildland fires to staffing national parks to the ruthless treatment of employees.
    Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And 95-year-old David Schecter survived not one, but two extermination camps.
    Lee Cowan, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • But what played out next within Alpine’s camp was not discussed with Komatsu.
    Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Conventicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventicle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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