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a building that is used for Muslim religious services
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Recent Examples of mosques
Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, churches, monasteries, mosques, synagogues, prayer houses, cemeteries, and religious schools have been damaged or destroyed.
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Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In Morocco, Zein learned the game playing on the streets of Tetouan, a city known for being the former Spanish Protectorate’s capital and whose city is lined with mosques and churches with Andalusian architectural influences.
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Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
The sign got global attention in March 2019 in New Zealand after it was made during the first court appearance by the white supremacist shooter who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch.
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Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The Australian White supremacist Brenton Tarrant made the symbol during a 2019 courtroom appearance following his arrest for murdering 50 people in a shooting at mosques in New Zealand.
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Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
But what actually happened was that much larger numbers of people came out en masse to demonstrate and show their opposition to the racist rioting and the targeting of refugees and asylum seekers and mosques, and so on.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Memon said there is limited grant writing capacity in mosques and smaller volunteer-run institutions.
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Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
During last week's Friday prayers, imams in mosques in Herat issued announcements on behalf of the vice and virtue ministry that women were not allowed to leave their homes without wearing the hijab.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using schools, hospitals and mosques to stage operations.
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Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In Morocco, Zein learned the game playing on the streets of Tetouan, a city known for being the former Spanish Protectorate’s capital and whose city is lined with mosques and churches with Andalusian architectural influences.
—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
The sign got global attention in March 2019 in New Zealand after it was made during the first court appearance by the white supremacist shooter who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch.
—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The Australian White supremacist Brenton Tarrant made the symbol during a 2019 courtroom appearance following his arrest for murdering 50 people in a shooting at mosques in New Zealand.
—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
But what actually happened was that much larger numbers of people came out en masse to demonstrate and show their opposition to the racist rioting and the targeting of refugees and asylum seekers and mosques, and so on.
—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Memon said there is limited grant writing capacity in mosques and smaller volunteer-run institutions.
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Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
During last week's Friday prayers, imams in mosques in Herat issued announcements on behalf of the vice and virtue ministry that women were not allowed to leave their homes without wearing the hijab.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using schools, hospitals and mosques to stage operations.
—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosques
Noun
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Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, churches, monasteries, mosques, synagogues, prayer houses, cemeteries, and religious schools have been damaged or destroyed.
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There are a number of Jewish schools and synagogues in the area, including the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, the oldest congregation in the country, established in 1768 and which moved to the neighborhood in 1947.
Noun
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Priceless artifacts stolen from these temples would then end up in the hands of unscrupulous antiquities dealers.
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After stints as a buyer at some of London’s leading style temples, Bateman was tapped by entrepreneur Natalie Massenet to help launch a menswear counterpart to her women’s e-commerce juggernaut, Net-a-Porter.
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“Mosques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosques. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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