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Recent Examples of shrine
The visual begins with the 21-year-old Slovak pop star—her hair dyed pastel pink, her eyebrows bleached—appearing to simulate an orgasm in front of a shrine to pop music in her bedroom.
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
Kamis can have negative power, too, and shrines are not always portals to peace.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s a hallowed major league shrine, yet the tour’s most memorable moments occurred in minor league ballparks.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The company could transform it into a Mid-Century Modern shrine to movies, as well as using it as a Bay Area location to screen the streaming service’s own films.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
Kamis can have negative power, too, and shrines are not always portals to peace.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s a hallowed major league shrine, yet the tour’s most memorable moments occurred in minor league ballparks.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The company could transform it into a Mid-Century Modern shrine to movies, as well as using it as a Bay Area location to screen the streaming service’s own films.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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Well-meaning people sometimes disturb the fawn and bring it to a wildlife sanctuary, thinking it has been abandoned.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the late nights and electronic music scene, Ibiza can be a sanctuary, a place where Black women can embrace rest, beauty and intentional travel without the pressure to shrink, explain or conform.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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