shuls

noun

plural of shul
as in synagogues

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  1. synagogues
  2. mosques
Noun
  • As in other Kochi synagogues, the women’s section is upstairs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Veterans and military families, churches and mosques and synagogues, people who agreed on almost nothing else, threw themselves at the problem.
    — Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of synagogues
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  • Veterans and military families, churches and mosques and synagogues, people who agreed on almost nothing else, threw themselves at the problem.
    — Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Its mosques were left abandoned while its churches were rebooted.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of mosques
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“Shuls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuls. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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