conventicles

plural of conventicle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventicles
Noun
  • Already this season, nine houses have collapsed along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in rough surf and damaging waves as a pair of hurricanes, Humberto and Imelda, stirred up the ocean well offshore.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the houses, into which refugees entered in my hometown, had been vacated by frightened Jewish citizens with foreign passports who could not envisage living in a non-apartheid country.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Students took on more responsibility, leading cultural celebrations and decorating school halls.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The news division has seen a parade of senior executives and new initiatives pass through its halls in recent years.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Training camps are underway all across the league.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The injury means Livramento will likely miss both of the remaining England camps this year, with one taking place next week and the next beginning in nearly six weeks, on Monday, November 10.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Conventicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventicles. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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