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Recent Examples of churchgoer
Walton, who is now a strategic organizer at progressive advocacy organization Roots Action, said Adams will likely try to Black churchgoers, who tend to vote at high rates, pointing to her Buffalo race.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The man had on a tactical vest and carried the two firearms but was quickly confronted and was not only fatally shot but also hit by a driver and a churchgoer, the chief said.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 23 June 2025
Moments later, the gunman was hit by a churchgoer’s car before being fatally shot by the church’s security.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 23 June 2025
The Texarkana Texas Police Department managed to wrangle a baby alligator from under a car in a church parking lot., as churchgoers recorded footage or watched in shock.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The man had on a tactical vest and carried the two firearms but was quickly confronted and was not only fatally shot but also hit by a driver and a churchgoer, the chief said.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 23 June 2025
Moments later, the gunman was hit by a churchgoer’s car before being fatally shot by the church’s security.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 23 June 2025
The Texarkana Texas Police Department managed to wrangle a baby alligator from under a car in a church parking lot., as churchgoers recorded footage or watched in shock.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchgoer
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The North Charles Street resident was a communicant of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 740 N. Calvert Street, where a Memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. June 3, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2023
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Simon—five years older and strikingly beautiful—works as a political consultant for high-minded left-wing politicians, is a communicant in the Roman Catholic Church, and has considered joining the priesthood.—
Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
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Aparicio is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, or ELCA, in Waukesha and ministers to about 55 Spanish-speaking congregants.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Decrees excusing certain individuals from Mass are generally issued on much smaller scales, giving certain congregants a pass because of issues like illness or natural disasters, Hoover said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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There is a certain irony in that nearly all those cited were people of Christian faith — in order of appearance: practicing Catholic; passionate theist; committed Church of Scotland; and lifelong Lutheran.—
Denis Alexander,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
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This doesn't mean that more atheist societies are worse than more theist societies (e.g., Estonia vs. Romania).—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
20 Sep. 2011
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“Churchgoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchgoer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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