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Recent Examples of synagogue
Days afterward, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old resident of Michigan’s Dearborn Heights, drove his explosives-laden truck into Temple Israel synagogue and opened fire in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 12.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Photo shows Ayman Mohamad Ghazali holding an AR-style rifle, prior to his attack on a Detroit-area synagogue.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The synagogue attack has accentuated a continual escalation in threat toward American Jews over recent years.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
The synagogue’s formalized recognition of her role, known as an installation ceremony, took place Saturday, March 14.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Photo shows Ayman Mohamad Ghazali holding an AR-style rifle, prior to his attack on a Detroit-area synagogue.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The synagogue attack has accentuated a continual escalation in threat toward American Jews over recent years.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
The synagogue’s formalized recognition of her role, known as an installation ceremony, took place Saturday, March 14.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogue
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The House and Senate recently passed a bill (HB 95/SB 52) that would exempt volunteers who provide armed security services at churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship from the required Class D and G licenses held by professional security services.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Heavy explosions shook Dubai early Friday as air defenses intercepted incoming fire over the city, where people were observing Eid al-Fitr, the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and mosques made the day's first call to prayers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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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
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The caretaking and preservation of these dying congregations is just another aspect of the invisible labor taken on by a generation of women whose work in the home and the shul—caring for children, husbands, family members—was always taken for granted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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The city’s oldest Zen Buddhist temple, Kennin-ji Temple is across the street, and one of the hotel’s many offerings is a quiet early morning walking meditation led by a monk in the dry gardens of its sub-temple Ryosokuin.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Homes, shops, and temples express individual identities, sometimes clashing, often improvised, yet always alive.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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Online reports say on the Clark Street side, La Cocina Mexican restaurant with its Chinese pagoda sign, and its neighbor, Micky's Chicken & Fish, have closed too.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The views of the pagoda remind you of your whereabouts, and keep things grounded.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Vandals broke into a Catholic school in Long Beach overnight Monday, stealing church items, damaging statues and tossing the tabernacle to the ground, according to police and school officials.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Among the damage is a smashed statue of The Virgin Mary, other religious artifacts, like the tabernacle that stores communion, and destroyed furniture.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Synagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogue. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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