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Recent Examples of meetinghouse
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.
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Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Officers with the Salt Lake Police Department are investigating the shooting outside a meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chief Brian Redd confirmed during a Jan. 8 news conference.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
By 1783, the sect was calling itself the Society of Universal Friends; hundreds clamored to hear the Friend speak, and the society soon boasted multiple meetinghouses in Rhode Island and Connecticut, built in the Quaker mold, without steeples, bell towers, paintings, or murals.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
There was a separate service Tuesday evening at LDS’ Flint meetinghouse with David Bednar, a senior leader in the LDS Church who’s part of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said Gary Geiger, a LDS member in metro Detroit who is a spokesman for the church in Michigan.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Officers with the Salt Lake Police Department are investigating the shooting outside a meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Chief Brian Redd confirmed during a Jan. 8 news conference.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
By 1783, the sect was calling itself the Society of Universal Friends; hundreds clamored to hear the Friend speak, and the society soon boasted multiple meetinghouses in Rhode Island and Connecticut, built in the Quaker mold, without steeples, bell towers, paintings, or murals.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
There was a separate service Tuesday evening at LDS’ Flint meetinghouse with David Bednar, a senior leader in the LDS Church who’s part of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said Gary Geiger, a LDS member in metro Detroit who is a spokesman for the church in Michigan.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetinghouse
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The rooms True to the hotel’s overall vibe, the rooms’ midcentury design is beach house meets cosmopolitan chic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The house is around two miles from the Islamic Center, which is in the Clairemont Mesa neighborhood.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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There’s also a chapel, a VIP room and storage area.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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The groom shared a laugh with his big brother William in the chapel ahead of Harry’s nuptials.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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There was a golden shrine pushed to the corner of the room to make way for a projector and a comically large sound system.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Kanazawa offers historic streets, gardens, shrines, and traditional districts with fewer crowds than Kyoto.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Danluck traveled to that cathedral, set up lights in the ruins, and built a scene around him — not to recreate the battle, but to recreate the feeling.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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This, of course, was Pussy Riot, the performance artists and anti–Vladimir Putin activists who, since 2012, have disrupted a World Cup final, a Winter Olympics, and—most famous and at great cost—a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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There was always a good chance Mahomes would be ready for the team’s season opener, and the Chiefs provided an update recently saying Mahomes may be ready for training camp.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Harbaugh plans to run a grueling training camp to try to better prepare the Giants for their early season games, but reversing a decade-plus of bad organizational habits and starts might take time.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Despite opposition, DiZoglio’s mission to audit the Legislature moved a step closer when the SJC ordered Campbell to decide whether to represent DiZoglio before the court or to allow DiZoglio to hire outside counsel in the legal dispute.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Researchers believe the engine could significantly reduce launch costs while increasing payload capacity for future space missions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Pennsylvania's largest anime convention will feature contests where guests can show off their lipsyncing, scale model building and dance skills; musical guests and karaoke experiences; collectible games; educational panels and workshops; exhibit halls and vendors; and more.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Muth told activists at the town hall that the data center industry has not done enough to fully disclose its plans to the public.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Eugenio Scarpa bought land around a minuscule port known for its old abbey—opatija in Croatian—and put up a villa, christening it Angiolina after his late wife.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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“Meetinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meetinghouse. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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