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Recent Examples of parishes
Four of Cincinnati's oldest West Side parishes are making plans to merge into a new parish that would serve hundreds of Catholics who attend their churches and schools.
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Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parishes
Noun
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Maundy Thursday services were held at First Presbyterian Church of Elgin and Good Friday with the African American Christian Ministers Alliance, a group of Black pastors and their congregations in the area, and their counterparts from the Aurora-area at Second Baptist in Elgin.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Growing congregations have an incentive to publicize their numbers, which declining ones lack.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Come springtime in the Hamptons, the sight of large flocks of Canada geese, flying in V’s overhead or foraging in fields, brings mixed feelings.—
Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The movie considered what would happen if flocks of birds, animals that linger in the background of many of our daily lives, suddenly rose up and attacked a small coastal town in California.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Clients included a large grocer, churches and a South Side night club, Ruffin said.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Gifted by wise men to the baby Jesus — and burned as incense in churches and temples around the world.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Parishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parishes. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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