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Recent Examples of altar
During this time, the main square is decorated with altars, skeletons, and marigolds.
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Zanny Merullo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations.
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Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
That question ultimately set him on a path that led away from Hollywood and the beauty industry and toward the altar.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The entire coast felt saturated with his voice, almost like an altar to Kerouac at times.
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Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Zanny Merullo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
Residents assemble altars at the thresholds of their homes, adorning them with prized heirloom linens, and step into stockings, underskirts, petticoats, and blouses that have been painstakingly hand-stitched and preserved across generations.
—
Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
That question ultimately set him on a path that led away from Hollywood and the beauty industry and toward the altar.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The entire coast felt saturated with his voice, almost like an altar to Kerouac at times.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for altar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altar
pulpit
Noun
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The church plans to continue upholding core Baptist principles, including congregational autonomy free from a hierarchy, a free pulpit and religious freedom, Hudson said.
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And Torres, the pastor born in Mexico, often speaks from the pulpit of the Biblical command to care for the stranger, telling his own story to evoke support for immigrants.
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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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