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shul

noun

Definition of shul

as in synagogue

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Recent Examples of shul Felder understood the impulse behind the shul’s decision. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 In 2014, vandals tried to set fire to the shul, noted for the whimsical palm trees painted on either side of the ark, and its ceiling, which resembles a starry night. — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025 Halfway across the city, around the time that Stein was expelled from religious shul in Brooklyn, Weinstein was struggling with his own trans identity, living on the Upper West Side among a dynastic family of his own. — Leah Abrams, Them., 17 Apr. 2025 Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli demonstrators clashed Sunday outside Adas Torah synagogue, an Orthodox shul, in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, which police said resulted in two reports of battery. — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 25 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for shul

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More has been learned about the chaotic moments leading up to Friday's violent disruption at a Midtown synagogue.

— Allen Devlin, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Following the incident, police officers were deployed to the synagogue for security as Shabbat services continued into Saturday.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026