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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
Not all of the over 200,000 nonprofits that have investment accounts or nearly 68,000 congregations that derive part of their income from investments can hire full-time staff or consultants to align their portfolios with their missions.
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Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.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
This language is not uncommon within Churches of Christ, a loosely connected denomination with no centralized hierarchy and in which ministers lead local congregations, as a means of ensuring consistency with a congregation’s beliefs and practice.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
As part of a lawsuit settlement with Texas churches and religious broadcasters, the IRS said the ban on nonprofits endorsing candidates should no longer apply to churches that make endorsements to their congregations during worship services.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Conservative congregations are required to give hiring priority to rabbis with denominational affiliation, but a persistent shortage of pulpit rabbis has eroded that advantage, enabling unaffiliated rabbis to find jobs with relative ease.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The same generative engines churn out social-media graphics or multilingual invitations for tiny congregations that once relied on clip art.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
The program is being organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe church and the San Diego Organizing Project, a network of faith and spiritual congregations.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.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
This language is not uncommon within Churches of Christ, a loosely connected denomination with no centralized hierarchy and in which ministers lead local congregations, as a means of ensuring consistency with a congregation’s beliefs and practice.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
As part of a lawsuit settlement with Texas churches and religious broadcasters, the IRS said the ban on nonprofits endorsing candidates should no longer apply to churches that make endorsements to their congregations during worship services.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Conservative congregations are required to give hiring priority to rabbis with denominational affiliation, but a persistent shortage of pulpit rabbis has eroded that advantage, enabling unaffiliated rabbis to find jobs with relative ease.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The same generative engines churn out social-media graphics or multilingual invitations for tiny congregations that once relied on clip art.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
The program is being organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe church and the San Diego Organizing Project, a network of faith and spiritual congregations.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregations
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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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Historic stone churches display rainbow flags and Black Lives Matter signs, and even the narrowest side streets find room for bike lanes.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Break the bomber into sub-assemblies and move them on a line like automobiles.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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The projector-prism assemblies of the display modules sit behind the plate, flanking the adjustable rubber nosepads on wire arms.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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An adequate business connection-building organization customarily structures its groups around confidential discussion boards, consistent conferences or meetings, and like-minded experiences.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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These antitrust lawsuits all center on the idea that NCAA member schools and conferences are, like pro franchises, competing businesses.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Brainard’s practice as a visual artist was extremely varied, and included drawings and comics, collage and assemblages, and more traditional oil paintings.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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An adequate business connection-building organization customarily structures its groups around confidential discussion boards, consistent conferences or meetings, and like-minded experiences.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The anger evokes town hall meetings, school board meetings, library meetings, any gathering where people are trying to figure out what is going on in the world right now, without any sufficient explanation.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Few gatherings can compete with that level of celebrity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Right across from Waverly Local, a new wine bar, Waverly Proper, offers vino-tastings and rotating pop-up events on weekends as well as yoga classes and other community gatherings during the week in the town’s old general store.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Congregations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregations. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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