chapel

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Recent Examples of chapel Leo met some of the Gaza students during a brief greeting at the campus chapel, and again after his speech in the main lecture hall of the university, which was founded by Pope Boniface VIII in 1303. Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 15 May 2026 The practice operates from a former wedding chapel with deep country music roots. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 May 2026 But the chapel, heavy with the scent of ecclesiastical incense, felt as genuine as could be, worn from nearly two centuries of worship. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026 Sitting in their quiet, protective shade is like sitting in a chapel. Joseph Bonasia, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chapel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chapel
Noun
  • Danluck traveled to that cathedral, set up lights in the ruins, and built a scene around him — not to recreate the battle, but to recreate the feeling.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • This, of course, was Pussy Riot, the performance artists and anti–Vladimir Putin activists who, since 2012, have disrupted a World Cup final, a Winter Olympics, and—most famous and at great cost—a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • There was a golden shrine pushed to the corner of the room to make way for a projector and a comically large sound system.
    Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Kanazawa offers historic streets, gardens, shrines, and traditional districts with fewer crowds than Kyoto.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Despite opposition, DiZoglio’s mission to audit the Legislature moved a step closer when the SJC ordered Campbell to decide whether to represent DiZoglio before the court or to allow DiZoglio to hire outside counsel in the legal dispute.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
  • Researchers believe the engine could significantly reduce launch costs while increasing payload capacity for future space missions.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • His sanctuary is home to about 700 of the gentle giants.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • The controversial livestreamer pleaded no contest after being charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm at a wildlife sanctuary in March.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Similarly mundane material is given to Seth Rogen (as a fellow rabbi more concerned with having fun than appreciating the faith), Kate Berlant (as Rogen’s partner in faith), and Alex Karpovsky (as another rabbi, this one invited to join Noah’s temple).
    Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
  • The fight picked up momentum last week when Rabbi Rachel Timoner, a prominent progressive Jewish leader and ally of Mayor Mamdani, delivered a sermon denouncing the boycott push at the popular Congregation Beth Elohim temple on Eighth Ave.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Chapel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapel. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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