Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bethel
Noun
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Poitier stars as Homer Smith, a drifter who turns up in a small Arizona town and helps a group of nuns construct a chapel for the local community.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Leo had actually taken formal possession of the residence in the days after his election, walking through the reception rooms and the small chapel reserved for his personal use.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The mission of the nonprofit is to use the power of basketball and the influence of the Sixers to inspire future generations.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Further Artemis missions slated to build the Gateway space station in the moon's orbit and establish a permanent lunar colony.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Leo will preside over a peace meeting in northwest Cameroon, visit an important Marian shrine in Angola and pray at a memorial to victims of a 2021 blast in Equatorial Guinea that killed more than 100 people and was blamed on negligence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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No Route 66 road trip is complete without a stop at the First Original McDonald’s Museum in San Bernardino, California, a veritable shrine to the golden arches.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The waterfall was acquired by Mount Angel Abbey in 1908 and transferred to The Abbey Foundation of Oregon, a nonprofit that supports the abbey, in 2002, according to Amanda Staggenborg, the foundation’s communications director.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The abbey sits at the end of a steep road in the foothills of the Festungsberg, removed from the bustle of Salzburg's Old Town.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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The city’s oldest Zen Buddhist temple, Kennin-ji Temple is across the street, and one of the hotel’s many offerings is a quiet early morning walking meditation led by a monk in the dry gardens of its sub-temple Ryosokuin.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Homes, shops, and temples express individual identities, sometimes clashing, often improvised, yet always alive.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The reverend in charge of the largest cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has resigned after being arrested and accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of baseball trading cards.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Further afield, Winchester and its glorious cathedral is a 20-minute drive away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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A day at an elephant sanctuary became the emotional centerpiece of the trip.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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In this context, the kitchen is not a sanctuary.—
Michelle Beadle Holder,
SELF,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Vandals broke into a Catholic school in Long Beach overnight Monday, stealing church items, damaging statues and tossing the tabernacle to the ground, according to police and school officials.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Among the damage is a smashed statue of The Virgin Mary, other religious artifacts, like the tabernacle that stores communion, and destroyed furniture.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Bethel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bethel. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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