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Recent Examples of shrine
The Waldorf-Astoria Reborn Considered as shrine to all things Art Deco, Manhattan’s Waldorf-Astoria has just reopened after an eight-year restoration.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Ed boarded up that section of the home, keeping it as an untouched shrine to his mother, per Investigation Discovery.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
In this début novel, a former history professor in Mumbai encounters a mother and her sick baby at a shrine of the Virgin Mary in 1978—a chance meeting that binds the two families together for nearly thirty years.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Flowers by the roadside complete the shrine.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Ed boarded up that section of the home, keeping it as an untouched shrine to his mother, per Investigation Discovery.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
In this début novel, a former history professor in Mumbai encounters a mother and her sick baby at a shrine of the Virgin Mary in 1978—a chance meeting that binds the two families together for nearly thirty years.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Flowers by the roadside complete the shrine.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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At its peak in the early 2000s, the sanctuary was home to 33 large cats, including lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs, RNZ reported.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Vallance said the company had spent millions of dollars on the sanctuary with no return.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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