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Recent Examples of congregant
One congregant dressed up as Judah Smith for Halloween — beanie, glasses, Bible in hand — and shows off a photo.
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Rodriguez was a regular congregant at the church, and inquired about taking over the space if Little Sprouts left.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, both the church leader and congregant say the post misrepresented what happened.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
After communion, a congregant named Mary (Amanda Seyfried) asks the Reverend to speak with her husband Michael (Philip Ettinger), an environmental activist recently released from jail.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Rodriguez was a regular congregant at the church, and inquired about taking over the space if Little Sprouts left.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, both the church leader and congregant say the post misrepresented what happened.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
After communion, a congregant named Mary (Amanda Seyfried) asks the Reverend to speak with her husband Michael (Philip Ettinger), an environmental activist recently released from jail.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregant
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Harrel Braddy, the man who dumped a 5-year-old girl in the Everglades to be eaten by alligators, was known by family, neighbors and fellow churchgoers as a generous family man.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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Investigators say Sanford drove his truck into the church on McCandlish Road and exited his truck, firing several rounds from an assault rifle at churchgoers before setting the church on fire.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless, the event’s atmosphere reliably turns Lincoln Center into a hive of cinematic energy, and the impatient desire that draws audiences through the doors provides a sense of like-minded communicants at the movie altar.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Sep. 2025
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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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