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Recent Examples of chapel
The burial site designated No. 56 included a skull and a jumble of arm and leg bones that had been laid to rest in a wooden box just outside the walls of the old Jesuit chapel in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, more than 300 years ago.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 7 June 2026
Today, both Glencairn and Cairnwood welcome public tours of rooms like the intimate chapel upstairs.
—Kim Hudson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
In his 1858 will, Yorba gave a small parcel of the property to the Catholic Church, including an adobe chapel under construction and land to build an adjacent cemetery.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Set the scene This red-brick Palladian pile is right at the foot of the looming Rock of Cashel, one of Ireland’s most famous historic sites, with its Romanesque chapel, roofless cathedral and pencil-shaped round tower.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 7 June 2026
Today, both Glencairn and Cairnwood welcome public tours of rooms like the intimate chapel upstairs.
—Kim Hudson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
In his 1858 will, Yorba gave a small parcel of the property to the Catholic Church, including an adobe chapel under construction and land to build an adjacent cemetery.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Set the scene This red-brick Palladian pile is right at the foot of the looming Rock of Cashel, one of Ireland’s most famous historic sites, with its Romanesque chapel, roofless cathedral and pencil-shaped round tower.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapel
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Grassroots associations have made sure the posters of the disappeared are visible even at tourist sites, including outside a 17th century cathedral and on bollards at a central roundabout featuring a Roman goddess statue where Mexican soccer fans often celebrate.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Visitors can enjoy traditional dance and music (including choir concerts inside the cathedral), cathedral tours, cooking demos and tributes.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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The current watchers of the shrine are Sgt.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Religious pilgrimages to local shrines mix piety with communal festivities and music.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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The manuscript then landed at a different Roman abbey, the Vatican and a small church.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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In the 17th century, as the abbey's importance declined, its vast collection of manuscripts was shifted to another abbey in Rome, then moved to the Vatican and finally on to a small church.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The optional add-on service will not guarantee visa approvals, and the State Department will name which missions offer it before launch, with any extension hinging on traveler demand.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The military had to blow up two of its own special operations aircraft on the ground in Iran during the covert mission, which involved hundreds of American military and intelligence personnel, including special operations forces.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Guests and a small community of local members enter a subterranean sanctuary of saunas, steam rooms, rain showers, a hydrotherapy pool, and serene treatment suites offering everything from exosome facials and pelvic-floor toning therapy to detox IV drips.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Two years later, voters in several Chittenden County towns formed the park district to conserve nature in the river valley, build ways for people to appreciate it and create sanctuaries.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Participants also experience sites like the Grand Palace, Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, Mae Fa Luang Botanical Garden, and Wat Phra Kaew (the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand).—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Nancy Higginbotham/Facebook Higginbotham was on a family tracking app while his parents and brother visited a nearby temple.—
Anna Coren,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Built in 1892, the gospel tabernacle once was home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show from 1943 to 1974.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In the corner of one of Amsterdam's most elegant 17th-century canal houses, a cheetah leaps from an antique tabernacle.—
Karen Burshtein,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Chapel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapel. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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