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Recent Examples of pagoda
But the delicate and sturdy structure with a multitiered roof that makes her box look a pagoda devoted to the baking gods.
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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
On the terrace, Nevins had installed a koi pond, a pagoda, and a bar.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
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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
On the terrace, Nevins had installed a koi pond, a pagoda, and a bar.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pagoda
Noun
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Because of its proximity to the mosque, many don’t realize that 50% of the pantry’s clientele is non-Muslim.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Fouad Berry, a board member at the Islamic Institute of Knowledge in Dearborn, Michigan, said that the community center and mosque is heightening security because of the war.—
Amaarah DeCuir,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But today, the temple’s legacy lives on.—
Lauren Costantino
March 14,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Teachers distracted children with songs As the attack unfolded, staff members and teachers at the temple’s pre-K scrambled for safety.—
Nouran Salahieh,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But in the opening salvo of these missile strikes, this synagogue was hit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The front entrance of the synagogue also features the bronze sculpture Hands of Peace by Henry Azaz, which quotes a blessing in the Book of Numbers.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No Route 66 road trip is complete without a stop at the First Original McDonald’s Museum in San Bernardino, California, a veritable shrine to the golden arches.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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On Friday night, three people were taken into custody amid a clash between pro-Iranian regime demonstrators, who erected a shrine to the slain Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, and anti-Khamenei protesters at Washington Square Park.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Pagoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pagoda. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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