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Recent Examples of altar
In another, the late singer exchanged rings with his new wife at the altar.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Sandler stars as Robbie Hart, the eponymous singer who’s left broken-hearted after his fiancé dumps him at the altar.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 July 2025
See the lovely images, and learn more about their road to the altar, below.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 July 2025
One fan of Princess Diana and the British royals posted a video on TikTok showing clips of Harry and Meghan at the altar edited together with shots of the facial expressions of different family members.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Sandler stars as Robbie Hart, the eponymous singer who’s left broken-hearted after his fiancé dumps him at the altar.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 July 2025
See the lovely images, and learn more about their road to the altar, below.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 July 2025
One fan of Princess Diana and the British royals posted a video on TikTok showing clips of Harry and Meghan at the altar edited together with shots of the facial expressions of different family members.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altar
pulpit
Noun
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Before his career ended in shame, televangelist was a pioneering legend, a magnetic preacher and performer whose mastery of both pulpit and piano earned a groundbreaking national and global following.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Many who spoke with the Herald pointed to recent polling that shows that most Americans want to leave politics out of the pulpit.—
Lauren Costantino
Updated July 20,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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