Thesaurus results for SHUL

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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Noun

Williams also faced a 19-year federal sentence for the synagogue firebombings, which he was required to serve first.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Flames from the blaze burned right up to the playground of the synagogue's preschool, Rabbi Jay Siegel recalled.

— Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of synagogue

Noun

As groundwater shrinks, those like Jan who can afford the upfront cost keep digging deeper; those who can’t rely on expensive tanker water or hand pumps at mosques.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
In Egypt, lotus blossoms crowned temples as symbols of rebirth, while in the Islamic world, marble arabesques bloomed across mosques to evoke paradise.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026