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Many of the activities take place at the shrine, with its 16-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary dressed in a traditional Vietnamese ao dai and holding the baby Jesus.
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Interestingly, the shrine also has monuments honoring the sea life that gets turned into the seafood that sustains Japan.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
The shrine has been designated as a pilgrimage site in the Diocese of Gary’s observance of the Jubilee Year of Hope 2025.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Chases found that he had been interred at the base of a royal family shrine in about A.D. 350.
—Kerry Breen
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Interestingly, the shrine also has monuments honoring the sea life that gets turned into the seafood that sustains Japan.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
The shrine has been designated as a pilgrimage site in the Diocese of Gary’s observance of the Jubilee Year of Hope 2025.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
The Chases found that he had been interred at the base of a royal family shrine in about A.D. 350.
—Kerry Breen
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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The Eastern Market distillery on Friday will launch its Hot Honey Bourbon, crafted with Bees in the D honey, a local spot that places hives across the state and on rooftops, turning them into pollinator sanctuaries.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Spa Atlantis and the Grand Ballroom weren’t major parts of the renovation, but the Four-Star massage sanctuary and event venue didn’t need much tending to begin with.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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