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From crowd favorite cinnamon rolls and biscuits and gravy, it may have been blown up for its shrine of 1950s nostalgia, but customers stay for the consistently good southern food.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Don’t miss Huyen Khong cave, where shafts of light pierce the ceiling to illuminate two stone shrines and a huge Buddha statue.
—Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
Less celebrated for its green spaces than Kyoto, Tokyo still has an impressive number of parks that are well worth visiting, many attached to venerable temples and shrines.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Inside the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is a permanent exhibition devoted to the building’s design and construction, a kind of Gehry shrine.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Don’t miss Huyen Khong cave, where shafts of light pierce the ceiling to illuminate two stone shrines and a huge Buddha statue.
—Tamara Hinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
Less celebrated for its green spaces than Kyoto, Tokyo still has an impressive number of parks that are well worth visiting, many attached to venerable temples and shrines.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Inside the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is a permanent exhibition devoted to the building’s design and construction, a kind of Gehry shrine.
—Julian Rose, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
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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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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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