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Recent Examples of Synonyms for martyries
Noun
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Mist curls through the jungle canopy as Ubud stirs with roosters crowing and incense rising from its ancient temple shrines.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025 -
As the sun rose, the vermilion paint that decorates most Shinto shrines to ward off evil and misfortune began to shine dazzlingly.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Kerényi shows how the pomegranate goes beyond a mere religious symbol, noting its role as an object of worship as evidenced by votive offerings of terracotta pomegranates in one of Hera’s sanctuaries.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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Its own limited space, due to being located on a small island off the coast of another island, spurred it to rehome several of its animals to sanctuaries with more space for enclosures larger than the facility in its entirety.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Martyries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martyries. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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