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Recent Examples of shrine
In his Solomeo office, a corner of the room is set up like a shrine to the stars who have worked with Cucinelli.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
On the eastern side of the peninsula, Ise Jingu Shrine will take center stage during the Okihiki Ceremonies from May through August 2026, a sacred tradition dating back 1,300 years in which the shrine is ceremonially rebuilt.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Over the past 80-plus years, the shrine has been credited with restoring hearing, sight, and mobility to those who visit it.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Victims of Japanese aggression, especially China and the Koreas, see visits to the shrine as tantamount to a lack of remorse about Japan’s wartime past.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
On the eastern side of the peninsula, Ise Jingu Shrine will take center stage during the Okihiki Ceremonies from May through August 2026, a sacred tradition dating back 1,300 years in which the shrine is ceremonially rebuilt.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Over the past 80-plus years, the shrine has been credited with restoring hearing, sight, and mobility to those who visit it.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Victims of Japanese aggression, especially China and the Koreas, see visits to the shrine as tantamount to a lack of remorse about Japan’s wartime past.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
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Conceived as a mobile sanctuary, it is presented as an invitation to step out of constant input and practise stillness, in Abramović’s long-running interest in time, attention and the relationship between artist and audience.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Back in 1971, when Schultz made his first declaration of sanctuary, Bennett Falk was a theological student.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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