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Recent Examples of shrine
Fortunately, many of the experiences that draw travelers to the country—shrines, temples, gardens, and buzzy neighborhoods—are either free or affordable.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.
—Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
The regime would call our cultural traditions pagan, but Iranians still make pilgrimages to the shrines of our poets.
—Azar Nafisi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The shrine is Canton is demeaned and the Class of ‘26 stained.
—Greg Cote
february 1, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.
—Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
The regime would call our cultural traditions pagan, but Iranians still make pilgrimages to the shrines of our poets.
—Azar Nafisi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The shrine is Canton is demeaned and the Class of ‘26 stained.
—Greg Cote
february 1, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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In terms of affordability and reliability, consider IKEA your sanctuary.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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Parents and community members spoke about the trauma caused if armed and masked immigration agents enter schools — an environment that should be a sanctuary for learning, not a stage for political terror.—
Randy Linville,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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