synagogue

variants also synagog

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Recent Examples of synagogue Roughly 50 Jewish groups and synagogues — including the Temple, a Reform synagogue, steeped in civil rights history, where Mr. Ossoff had his bar mitzvah — signed a letter rebuking Mr. Ossoff and Senator Raphael Warnock for their votes. Katie Glueck, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025 Recent months have seen an escalation of attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars of Jewish community members across the country, including the discovery of a caravan laden with explosives with a list of Jewish targets in Sydney. Reuters, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025 Australia has seen an escalating series of attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, raising fear among Australia’s nearly 115,000 Jewish people. Reuters, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025 The tsunami of executive orders has left churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques working to understand what that means for their day-to-day operations and worship activities. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for synagogue
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Noun
  • In Texas—and more recently, Illinois—Arwa emulates the aesthetic with its specific designs like the geometric inlays crafted into the gold arch designs inspired by one the oldest mosques in Yemen, Queen Arwa Mosque.
    Hira Qureshi, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Around 80,000 Muslim worshippers prayed Friday at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, according to the Islamic Trust, which monitors the site.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • His synagogue, which meets at the Maimonides School—a Modern Orthodox day school—was one of seven Orthodox shuls that were a part of the Oct. 6 siyum.
    Emily Goldberg, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli demonstrators clashed Sunday outside Adas Torah synagogue, an Orthodox shul, in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which police said resulted in two reports of battery.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Noun
  • Director Kim Hyung-jun, who previously directed the political comedy My Fellow Citizens, opens the drama with an engagingly moody scene set in an empty Buddhist temple.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Traditionally they are found in temples, but some are hung at home.
    Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The South Bed blooms with cherry blossom trees of every shade of pink and white, set against blue-and-white porcelain sculptures, including a 33-foot-tall porcelain pagoda.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Jenner’s look featured a black rubber lace dress with long pagoda sleeves.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Blessed Sacrament Chapel’s tabernacle is supported by three legs, symbolizing the Holy Trinity.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Wye Oak Tavern is located in what used to be the school's chapel, with soaring ceilings, stained glass, a tabernacle, and a sizable pipe organ.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025

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