1
as in churches
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the whole congregation began to sing with great fervor
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as in assemblies
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 congregations
Buses arrive with congregations from as far away as Tampa, a nine-hour journey round-trip.
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Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Churches in Atlanta and Maui, Hawaii, both cited the declining and aging population of their priests and congregations as an explanation of their order’s departures.
—Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Idaho is home to over 480,000 Latter-day Saints meeting in around 1,300 congregations, according to the church.
—Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026
Eight of out 10 Americans say religious congregations should not support candidates in elections.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 15 May 2026
Site visits and work in the studio will be part of her creative research, as well as dialogues with religious communities and congregations, university professors and artisans.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, attributed the membership dip in part to church closures and to congregations cleaning up their membership rolls.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
The decision has left myriad questions for parish leaders and their congregations.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Three congregations — including my own — recently gathered at the 92nd Street Y for Israel’s memorial and independence days.
—Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Churches in Atlanta and Maui, Hawaii, both cited the declining and aging population of their priests and congregations as an explanation of their order’s departures.
—Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Idaho is home to over 480,000 Latter-day Saints meeting in around 1,300 congregations, according to the church.
—Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026
Eight of out 10 Americans say religious congregations should not support candidates in elections.
—Yonat Shimron, NPR, 15 May 2026
Site visits and work in the studio will be part of her creative research, as well as dialogues with religious communities and congregations, university professors and artisans.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research, attributed the membership dip in part to church closures and to congregations cleaning up their membership rolls.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
The decision has left myriad questions for parish leaders and their congregations.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Three congregations — including my own — recently gathered at the 92nd Street Y for Israel’s memorial and independence days.
—Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregations
Noun
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Institutions such as schools and churches have a structural role to play.—
Christian B. Miller,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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After, make your way to two lovely churches, Santa Tecla, by the side of the lake, and San Giovanni, up the hill in the town’s center.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Posiva has already completed major commissioning activities, including demonstrations of its fuel encapsulation plant and extensive operational testing using non-radioactive dummy fuel assemblies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Leading up to the event, students participated in school assemblies focused on pollution, storm drains, marine ecosystems, and the impact litter has on ocean life.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The future of college football is once again up for debate, with prominent voices from major conferences and teams giving their opinions on NIL as the federal government works through potential legislation to regulate the sport.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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The Protect College Sports Act would allow the NCAA to limit transfers and eligibility, enforce a spending cap, give conferences the option to pool their television rights and prevent coaches from leaving their teams before the end of the season.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The conjecture says that even within enormous, scattered and chaotic assemblages of points existing across innumerable dimensions, simple, orderly shapes will inevitably crop up.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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That leads to longer build times as those complicated parts are sewn together with assemblages of other, smaller parts, before being shipped across the ocean, and eventually trucked to the final construction site.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He is done trying to do the former by going to meetings and trying to save kids who can’t save themselves.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Sabalenka leads 2-1 in career meetings with Osaka, who has reached the fourth round in Paris for the first time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Henning, from the Georgetown Law Center, told NPR in May that during teen gatherings in Washington, DC, two to eight kids are arrested on each occasion.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Chicago absolutely must respond to the violence and disorder demonstrated at these gatherings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Congregations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregations. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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