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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
Noun
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The fire engulfed approximately 8,600 square feet of the cathedral’s roof before being extinguished by local firefighters.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 June 2026
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The cathedral is located in the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery complex.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The current watchers of the shrine are Sgt.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The forest is full of small challenges, not unlike the shrines in Tears of the Kingdom.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
6 June 2026
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The abbey’s construction took place between the 12th and 15th centuries, and is no longer home to any religious order.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Nov. 2025
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Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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These individuals are deeply collaborative, mission-driven and eager to innovate at the intersections of disciplines.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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One of my life’s missions is to ease home bakers’ fear of making pie dough.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
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This space is a quiet sanctuary for a bride on a deeply sacred occasion.—
Jayne Yutig,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Animal rights groups had sought to have the elephants moved to a sanctuary.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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This week's Thai attacks, which stem from a long-running border dispute between the two Southeast Asian nations, have also forced more than 20,000 from their homes in several communities, the Cambodian ministry said, along with destroying infrastructure, damaging temples disrupting public services.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
9 Dec. 2025
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The two countries have long disagreed on stretches of their 500-mile border that had been demarcated under French colonial rule, especially around the Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom temples, and have clashed several times over the years, including between 2008 and 2011.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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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 18 Jun. 2026.
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