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Recent Examples of shrine
The result feels like a cavalier stunt—an audio-documentary shrine erected on a wobbly visual-narrative foundation.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Mashhad is home to the Imam Reza shrine, the holiest in Shiite Islam, making the protests there carry heavy significance for the country's theocracy.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The most senior camellia in the world is 1,400 years old and is located in Japan at a Shinto shrine, while the oldest azaleas, also in Japan, are more than 800 years old and are found in samurai gardens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The group surrounded a makeshift shrine of flowers and candles and, at one point, chanted Good’s name.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Mashhad is home to the Imam Reza shrine, the holiest in Shiite Islam, making the protests there carry heavy significance for the country's theocracy.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The most senior camellia in the world is 1,400 years old and is located in Japan at a Shinto shrine, while the oldest azaleas, also in Japan, are more than 800 years old and are found in samurai gardens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The group surrounded a makeshift shrine of flowers and candles and, at one point, chanted Good’s name.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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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 23 Jan. 2026.
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