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Recent Examples of pagoda
Nearby, a stone pagoda bears a tall, striking pillar which has four Buddha faces — one per cardinal direction.
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Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
But the delicate and sturdy structure with a multitiered roof that makes her box look a pagoda devoted to the baking gods.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
One moment, the Sound of Sleat is a sheet of silver under a pale sun; the next, wind drives rain sideways into the distillery’s courtyard, rattling the pagoda roof.
—Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Both Hai and Thida’s homes are facing destruction — his pagoda, her cinema — and the consequences of the Cambodian genocide loom large in their present lives.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
But the delicate and sturdy structure with a multitiered roof that makes her box look a pagoda devoted to the baking gods.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
One moment, the Sound of Sleat is a sheet of silver under a pale sun; the next, wind drives rain sideways into the distillery’s courtyard, rattling the pagoda roof.
—Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Both Hai and Thida’s homes are facing destruction — his pagoda, her cinema — and the consequences of the Cambodian genocide loom large in their present lives.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pagoda
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Almost all the land was in the hands of oligarchic families or in the hands of mosques, the mosque endowments, and at the emancipation of women, giving women the right to vote.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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As his first order of business in Chicago, Graham might want to consider visiting local churches, synagogues and mosques.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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Despite the temple's optimistic outlook, the move has drawn criticism online.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Mount Fuji looms on the horizon, cherry blossoms line the roads, and Buddhist temples dot the foothills.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
Noun
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This past week in Queens, New York, multiple Jewish homes, a synagogue and a Jewish community center housing a preschool were vandalized with swastikas and antisemitic graffiti, raising alarm among residents.—
Ariella Noveck,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Right now, a synagogue in Iran has been destroyed; the Church of the Nativity has been bombed, along with many ancient sites across Lebanon.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
7 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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“Pagoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pagoda. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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