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Recent Examples of shrine
Meanwhile, in the administrative capital Naypyidaw, the quake damaged religious shrines, toppling sacred structures and affecting nearby homes.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Members of the group patrol their communities, protecting Christian holy sites, including shrines, symbols and churches.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
In the seventeenth century, for example, people of all classes made pilgrimages to temples and shrines, visited hot springs for health reasons, and traveled to see the sights of the country.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
Locals said the bodies were piled into mass graves near the village’s Alawite shrine.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Members of the group patrol their communities, protecting Christian holy sites, including shrines, symbols and churches.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
In the seventeenth century, for example, people of all classes made pilgrimages to temples and shrines, visited hot springs for health reasons, and traveled to see the sights of the country.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
Locals said the bodies were piled into mass graves near the village’s Alawite shrine.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
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Courtesy of The Edition The Miami Beach Edition is somehow both a sanctuary and a social haven: their spacious guest rooms are adorned in warm calming neutrals and pale woods, many with balconies that look over the ocean.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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The spectacular Drawing Room, which is a second-floor lobby and sanctuary looking out on the lake, feels like the ornate library of a gentleman’s club, with wooden columns, fireplaces, work tables, and reading nooks.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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