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Recent Examples of parish
For now, his parish is lively and full of young families.
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Shamefully, even as the Evanston parish was asking its members to dig deeper, Anderson was siphoning some of the church funds for his own personal needs.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Peter and Paul is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie shared a powerful video message with the parish of the Good Shepherd New York church on Easter amid the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Shamefully, even as the Evanston parish was asking its members to dig deeper, Anderson was siphoning some of the church funds for his own personal needs.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Peter and Paul is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Savannah Guthrie shared a powerful video message with the parish of the Good Shepherd New York church on Easter amid the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parish
Noun
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Her selection was controversial among the Black church’s leadership and laity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Casting contraception as a Christian concept was a remarkable—perhaps even radical—reformulation, and one to which the laity, as much as clergy and theologians, laid claim.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Eight of out 10 Americans say religious congregations should not support candidates in elections.—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
15 May 2026
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The original church is no longer standing, but archaeologists have teamed with members of the current congregation to ensure their history is properly preserved.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Noun
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History buffs flock to America’s oldest city for a glimpse into the past.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Its hero is Miss Maple, certainly the cleverest sheep in the flock, probably the cleverest sheep in the village of Glennkill, and maybe the cleverest sheep in the world.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The original church is no longer standing, but archaeologists have teamed with members of the current congregation to ensure their history is properly preserved.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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PragueReuters — An unknown thief snatched an 800-year-old skull believed to be of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk from a display box in a church in the northern Czech Republic and ran away with the relic, police said on Wednesday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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“Parish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parish. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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