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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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Bringing a new perspective to campus Last summer, Tamura returned to campus, moving into a house across the street from UC Health.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Photos of the collision show the big rig with its back end on the road and its nose down the hilly yard, just feet from the house.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The reason to visit this church next to the Pantheon are for the three Caravaggio paintings in its Contarelli chapel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, members can view large floor-to-ceiling renderings of the new chapel on a large wall within the worship center and view construction progress out its windows.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Heat owner Micky Arison was inducted into Hall as part of the shrine’s 2025 class.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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His 20,000-foot, palazzo was a work of art in itself—and a shrine to the Versace brand.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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His high school gym was not the massive cathedrals built to serve the altars of Hoosier hysteria, but with 4,620 seats, the Greenfield Cougar Den is no slouch, either.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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The problem is those cathedrals couldn’t move.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Like many lobbies in Japan, this is a liminal space to gather and prepare yourself, not a spot to camp out for more than an hour on your laptop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Within days of the interview, which was perceived in part as a ploy for clemency by Maxwell, she was moved to a minimum-security camp in Texas.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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At my direction, Kim expanded HCPF's mission to save Coloradans money on health care.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Enraged, Misha's boyfriend barrels across the room and beats Charlie up, and Emma flees the banquet hall.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The church’s sanctuary, which was built in 1906, remains in good condition, but structural damage at its neighboring 108-year-old church hall has placed its future in question.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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He was accused of sending threatening emails to the abbey at 27977 Silverado Canyon Road, Manley said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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On his arrival at the meeting venue at a historic 12-century abbey in Vaux-de-Cerney outside of Paris, Rubio posed for a group photo with his fellow foreign ministers but none of them spoke.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Meetinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meetinghouse. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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