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Now, as the attention economy impacts casting, couples are no longer making it to the altar and political conversations are entering the series.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
This special event is a three‑day homage to Día de los Muertos with marigold garlands, papel picado, an altar centerpiece, DJs and agave tastings.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Some people choose to make these altars for their beloved pets too, and include items such as dog toys on the ofrenda.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Six couples got engaged in the pods, but only two made it to the altar.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
This special event is a three‑day homage to Día de los Muertos with marigold garlands, papel picado, an altar centerpiece, DJs and agave tastings.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Some people choose to make these altars for their beloved pets too, and include items such as dog toys on the ofrenda.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Six couples got engaged in the pods, but only two made it to the altar.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altar
pulpit
Noun
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Now, Day-Lewis, who is currently promoting his son’s film Anemone, wants Cox to get off his pulpit.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Those stances, taken together, have generated concern among some public health experts that Means could use her potential pulpit to spread misleading information.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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