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Recent Examples of chapel
The chapel, a voice-over recording explained, was likely founded by monks in the early ninth century before the Arab conquest in 859 AD, and was used by shepherds to shelter their flocks until it was rediscovered in 1963.
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Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of visitors have visited the chapel in recent days to take photos of the image, the parish priest Father Daniele Micheletti said.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The couple married in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, in a chapel ceremony followed by a private reception at the Ocean House, a venue that shut down entirely for their guests.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
They were called after school officials arrived and found the school's chapel in complete disarray.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of visitors have visited the chapel in recent days to take photos of the image, the parish priest Father Daniele Micheletti said.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The couple married in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, in a chapel ceremony followed by a private reception at the Ocean House, a venue that shut down entirely for their guests.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
They were called after school officials arrived and found the school's chapel in complete disarray.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapel
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Surveying the city across the tops of the cathedral in Vieuz Lyon, over the rivers Rhone and Saone below, all the way to Mont Blanc on the horizon while the bell towers mark the slow passing of time is an unforgettable pleasure.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, the cathedral has scheduled several Masses throughout the day, including early morning, midday and evening services, with overflow seating available to accommodate attendance.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Visits to the shrine are seen by Japan's neighbors as evidence of a lack of remorse for Japan's wartime past.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the corner of her living room, Bri Gefroh has a shrine to North Dakota State’s run as the most dominant program in the Football Championship Subdivision.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Published in 1842, Poe’s story follows Prince Prospero, who retreats with a group of nobles into a fortified abbey as a deadly plague ravages the countryside.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Connolly was the floral artistic director for the Prince and Princess of Wales' April 2011 wedding day and brought in six field maples, two hornbeams and almost 30,000 flowers to decorate the abbey.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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To avoid arousing suspicion, the mission was primarily carried out by ground forces with limited air support from helicopters, Trevilla said.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Because there’s a maximum efficiency that solar panels can reach (currently topping out at about 20%), that means the way to get larger and larger amounts of power is simply to build a series of large-enough solar panels that are within mission feasibility to provide that essential energy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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The third-largest of the British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda is known for its pristine beaches, nature sanctuaries, and The Baths National Park—a collection of pools and seawater grottos formed by huge granite boulders.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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This desire for a sanctuary, coupled with an easy-to-maintain garden, has inspired what the Monrovia Nursery is calling The Sunday Garden.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Step into the Xiqu Centre, Hong Kong's temple to the mesmerizing world of Cantonese opera.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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This is the city where Galen grew up and studied medicine in one of the most famous healing temples of the time.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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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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“Chapel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapel. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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