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mosque

noun

Definition of mosque

as in synagogue

a building that is used for Muslim religious services

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Recent Examples of mosque In addition to canvassing, Emgage conducts sessions in mosques and other locations that focus on the rudiments of voting. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 The Hebron municipality says more than 2,600 people have been displaced, as businesses and a mosque close. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 In 691, the Muslim caliph Abd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock mosque on the spot where the Jewish Temple had stood, with inscriptions rejecting the Christian Trinity thrown in. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Kariem’s funeral is scheduled for Monday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from his mosque. — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mosque

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The group has organized several listening events, at venues from the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania to the Angel Orensanz Center, housed in a 175-year-old former synagogue in New York.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Teboul said Jewish schools, synagogues and community businesses have dedicated security arrangements.

— Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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When the weather cooperates, book an al fresco table among the pagoda trees and boxwoods of the lush garden that feels light years away from the city.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Sometimes there's a wire handle, sometimes a bright red graphic of a Chinese-style pagoda on the side.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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In Frisco, Texas, opposition to Hindu temples and a mosque fueled claims of an Indian takeover, and a protester tore apart an Indian flag near City Hall.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Crowley went on to try unsuccessfully to take over the London temple of the Golden Dawn.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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