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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
Attendees left the event with tourniquets or trauma bandages and were encouraged to reach out to Bound Tree Medical to purchase additional supplies for their congregations.
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Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
What the numbers show From 2000 to 2024, the dataset records 379 incidents and 487 deaths at religious congregations and religious community centers.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
The organization has announced plans to create thousands of new chapters and cultivating new partnerships with pastors and congregations.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the same day this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
The publishing board supplies more than 36,000 congregations with its material, the news release said.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
What the numbers show From 2000 to 2024, the dataset records 379 incidents and 487 deaths at religious congregations and religious community centers.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
The organization has announced plans to create thousands of new chapters and cultivating new partnerships with pastors and congregations.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the same day this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
The publishing board supplies more than 36,000 congregations with its material, the news release said.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregations
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His new book paints a varied portrait through courtyards, alleyways and community buildings, whether clan associations or methodist churches, that have offered refuge and camaraderie to generations of Asian diasporas.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Caleb Combs, a pastor with The River Church and a spokesman for its churches, said Sanford and his family came to an event where individuals who are ready to be baptized can receive the sacrament.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although the assemblies are fixed, the colorful clusters evoke the dynamic changes these textiles have undergone in different regions and eras.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those include gatherings like funeral processions, picket lines that do not disrupt vehicle or foot traffic, educational activities and parades or public assemblies contained within corporate boundaries.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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Discussions about the fast-changing international TV distribution market are ten-a-penny at industry conferences, but the group made a lively and worthwhile contribution to the pantheon.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Or Miami wins, but Georgia Tech only loses one or two conferences games, then beats Georgia, in which case the ’Canes and Jackets might both get in.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 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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In August, Mamdani held meetings with business leaders, including Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and Robert Wolf, the CEO of 32 Advisors and the former chair and CEO of UBS Americas.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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The working group held 10 meetings between July and September, and talked to various entities affected or interested.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Visitors will encounter stories of MoAD’s Emerging Artist Program, its classroom initiatives, and signature gatherings like the Afropolitan Ball and Diaspora Dinner.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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There’s also a new fudgy Polar Pizza that’s perfect for fall gatherings.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Congregations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregations. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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