as in synagogues
a building that is used for Muslim religious services
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Recent Examples of mosques
The siege has spread hunger and disease in the city and relentless drone and artillery strikes have hit displacement shelters, mosques, and hospitals and clinics.
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CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Also participating in Faith and Blue are POINT members and churches, centers, synagogues of various faiths, including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist temples and mosques.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The shooter in the Christ Church, New Zealand, massacre in 2019 infamously livestreamed on Facebook his killing of dozens of Muslims in two mosques.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The violence once might have led synagogues, mosques and churches to rush to beef up security.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Over the centuries, Muslim traders built mosques and schools in sedate Tamale, which was more inland and distant from the direct links of the transatlantic slave and colonial trade.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Two incidents involved mosques.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Eight years later, Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people in two separate shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, after hereleased a more than 80-page manifesto filled with anti-Muslim, extremist language.
—Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Also participating in Faith and Blue are POINT members and churches, centers, synagogues of various faiths, including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist temples and mosques.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The shooter in the Christ Church, New Zealand, massacre in 2019 infamously livestreamed on Facebook his killing of dozens of Muslims in two mosques.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The violence once might have led synagogues, mosques and churches to rush to beef up security.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Over the centuries, Muslim traders built mosques and schools in sedate Tamale, which was more inland and distant from the direct links of the transatlantic slave and colonial trade.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Two incidents involved mosques.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Eight years later, Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people in two separate shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, after hereleased a more than 80-page manifesto filled with anti-Muslim, extremist language.
—Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mosques
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Also participating in Faith and Blue are POINT members and churches, centers, synagogues of various faiths, including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist temples and mosques.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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The communitywide event, organized by the Jewish Federation of Broward County in collaboration with 70 partner organizations and synagogues, marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks that killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and took another 250 hostage, some of whom are still held captive today.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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By bringing mountains, bells, temples, kites and looms into the heart of Paris, Songmont demonstrated how Eastern aesthetics can resonate globally.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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One way the church and researchers track this global growth is by construction of new temples.—
Brittany Romanello,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Mosques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mosques. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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