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The rituals also include his visits early next week to Ise, Japan’s top Shinto shrine, the mausoleum of the mythical first emperor Jinmu in Nara, as well as that of his late great-grandfather, wartime emperor Hirohito, in the Tokyo suburbs.
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Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The games featured will be some of the most impactful of the series yet, including one set at a shrine at night with flaming arrows raining down.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jackie Morales, who grew up praying to the Lady of Guadalupe with her mother, brought her 3-year-old son to the shrine.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
There's an outside chance there might be some type of shrine in his house dedicated to a certain someone.
—H. Alan Scott
jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The games featured will be some of the most impactful of the series yet, including one set at a shrine at night with flaming arrows raining down.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jackie Morales, who grew up praying to the Lady of Guadalupe with her mother, brought her 3-year-old son to the shrine.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
There's an outside chance there might be some type of shrine in his house dedicated to a certain someone.
—H. Alan Scott
jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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Play around with burgundy, pink, blue, black, browns, and whites to create a bedding sanctuary that’s all yours.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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The triangular chain of reefs and rocks is coveted for its strategic location, bountiful fish stocks, and role as a sanctuary for boats during storms.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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