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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
Noun
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Two rooms in the Soukana and Delos accommodation blocks are wheelchair accessible, and one of the two-storey Madrague houses has a ground floor bathroom and sofa bed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Businessman and real estate agent Dan Thornberg has an intriguing sales pitch for a house he’s just listed.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Hundreds of miles downriver from the Big Bend, in the Rio Grande Valley, wall construction has been proceeding at a rapid pace, threatening areas—a historic chapel, a wildlife refuge, a state park, the National Butterfly Center—that had previously been protected by Congress.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Last year, D’Aniello funded the construction and renovation of a chapel at his alma mater, Syracuse University, with a painting dedicated to his mom.—
Gigi Zamora,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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On the wall behind was the shrine’s central altar, bronze doors open on either side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The date marks the day in 1876, when the cornerstone for a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Pompeii was laid.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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As with a cathedral, a basilica may be a relatively humble edifice, though many are spectacular buildings.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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Originally built as a private mansion in the 1920s on one of the city’s major avenues, just moments away from the city’s Gothic cathedral and Picasso Museum, the hotel was given a deluxe makeover in 2024.—
Eddi Fiegel,
Robb Report,
7 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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What began as a scouting mission ahead of the 2027 Women’s World Cup evolved into something much bigger.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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SpaceX has flown all but five of those with NASA’s Space Launch System on the Artemis II mission, a Blue Origin New Glenn mission and three flights from United Launch Alliance making up the rest.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Despite the mall’s downfall, Francisco Salazar, 54, still enjoys walking the halls of Ford City — a hobby he’s held since before the turn of the millennium.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Omar, who was not injured, continued with the town hall after the arrest.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Centuries passed, and the abbey went through the typical cycles of decline and renewal, fire and renovation, until 1792, when an invading army (the French) claimed the monks' worldly possessions as their own—and kicked them out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Crowds of well wishers waved as the newlyweds rode in an open carriage from the abbey to Buckingham Palace after the ceremony.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Meetinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meetinghouse. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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