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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
Noun
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Days later, agents arrested a man charged with threatening a mass shooting at an Ohio mosque.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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That includes schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, crisis centers, shelters, food banks, and day care centers, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Depending on the season (the camp opens from May through December, when temperatures are pleasant), days fill with picnics in the mountains, visits to Buddhist festivals, or merit-making ceremonies at nearby temples and shrines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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The path connects several temples including Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion) and is known as the favorite place of famous philosopher Nishida Kitaro, hence the name.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Australia, synagogues were firebombed, cars torched and Jewish community buildings defaced – the types of attacks recently seen in the United Kingdom that have prompted calls for a crackdown on antisemitism.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Get your churches and synagogues involved.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The premier herself sent a ritual offering to the shrine on Tuesday, followed by a personal monetary offering on Wednesday.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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Reuters spoke to a local priest, Fadi Falfel, who said the cross was part of a small shrine in the garden of a family living on the edge of the village.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Pagoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pagoda. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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