1
as in church
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the whole congregation began to sing with great fervor
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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
a congregation of journalists were at the hotel bar, discussing the latest developments
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Recent Examples of congregation
On Tuesday, their eldest daughter, now 11, stood bravely before the congregation.
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Jasmine Baehr , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As churches hold religious services this weekend, celebrants across the country are wrestling with how to help their congregations cope with and make sense of the tragedy at the Annunciation Church.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
According to the report, Catholic churches made up just 6% of the nation’s religious congregations but were the target of 13% of attacks on places of worship.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Her closeness to a man, her confessor Father Van Exem, was questioned by her congregation.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As churches hold religious services this weekend, celebrants across the country are wrestling with how to help their congregations cope with and make sense of the tragedy at the Annunciation Church.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
According to the report, Catholic churches made up just 6% of the nation’s religious congregations but were the target of 13% of attacks on places of worship.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Her closeness to a man, her confessor Father Van Exem, was questioned by her congregation.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregation
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Abbotsford's churches have been a place where immigrants have found support when rumors of ICE raids surfaced locally or in cities like Milwaukee and Chicago.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In late 2023, the City of South Miami Environmental Review & Preservation Board approved the church’s construction project plans, including building permits for applicable zoning, land use, and environmental regulations.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Maverick is a compact pickup truck built in the Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico assembly plant and sold in North America by Ford.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Civil liberties campaigners across Britain and beyond swiftly condemned the designation, warning that applying terrorism laws to such a group risks chilling free speech and assembly, while also setting a dangerous precedent for protest rights.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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The opening credits, an assemblage of archival footage from various eras, show sheets of newspaper being used to do things like wrap fish and line litter boxes.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Bulls look to be the best team in the Group of Five conferences, while the Gators and coach Billy Napier are now under pressure with a difficult SEC schedule ahead.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Eight execs polled before the season slotted Green Bay second behind Philadelphia in the conference (see their votes below).—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in the tournament, Sinner said that their meetings now will never be quite as spontaneous as the epic five-setter here three years ago, which announced their rivalry to the world.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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This meeting also comes with plenty of air left in both teams’ seasons.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Disney must also maintain an audience designation program to ensure that all its YouTube videos are correctly classified, according to the FTC's statement.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Two decades later, and with audience affection for The Office as enduring as ever, Daniels has once again built an all-new mockumentary-style workplace comedy around an nondescript office, this time in the form of The Paper — a new Peacock series about a Midwestern newsroom fighting for survival.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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