conventicle

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Noun
  • Panish replayed for jurors testimony from Grossman’s daughter that, soon after the collision, Erickson arrived at the house smelling of alcohol.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • Decades after Julian’s vanishing there, the band and various hangers-on recall eerie incidents both in and out of the house—rooms full of occult literature; pub full of haunting photographs—as well as the glimmering stranger circling the Orpheus-esque Julian.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Plans call for an 82,000-square-foot, multistory temple, including a meetinghouse and an accompanying ancillary building.
    Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026
  • On Thursday mornings, my high school’s upper grades gathered in our meetinghouse—a spartan, Italianate-style building whose wooden benches bore the etchings of a century and a half of antsy pencils and fingernails—and, for an hour, sat in near-total silence.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The refresh includes the assembly hall, unit storage area, classrooms, fitness center, as well as men’s and women’s bathrooms and showers, and a modernized area for vehicle storage.
    Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • In addition, its food hall includes several small local businesses alongside larger chains.
    Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The names of the camp manager, warden, and assistant warden have never been made publicly available.
    Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • Although his client safely returned to base camp, Dawa Sherpa never arrived, triggering growing concern as climbing teams left the mountain and seasonal route infrastructure was dismantled.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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“Conventicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventicle. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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