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Recent Examples of synagogue
The parade also comes just two weeks after the feds and the NYPD arrested an Iraqi national accused of plotting to attack a New York City synagogue during the Jewish festival of Passover.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
From churches to synagogues, mosques to grocery stores, extremists have targeted innocent people because of race, religion, ethnicity, or identity.
—Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Ask the rabbi in San Diego whose synagogue has repeatedly been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti.
—Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The first Jewish organization in Little Rock was not a congregation in a synagogue, but instead was a social club.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
From churches to synagogues, mosques to grocery stores, extremists have targeted innocent people because of race, religion, ethnicity, or identity.
—Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Ask the rabbi in San Diego whose synagogue has repeatedly been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti.
—Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The first Jewish organization in Little Rock was not a congregation in a synagogue, but instead was a social club.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogue
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The law signed by Hochul would apply statewide and would apply to any house of worship, including mosques, which have also been targeted by protests over the years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Paired with his illustrations, Macauley’s book details the creation of a 16th century Turkish mosque, along with its societal functions and significance.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Felder understood the impulse behind the shul’s decision.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 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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Participants also experience sites like the Grand Palace, Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, Mae Fa Luang Botanical Garden, and Wat Phra Kaew (the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand).—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Nancy Higginbotham/Facebook Higginbotham was on a family tracking app while his parents and brother visited a nearby temple.—
Anna Coren,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The plans, later revised to include a pagoda-style roofline, quickly gained attention on social media, sparking community backlash and a petition that has gained nearly 19,000 signatures.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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However, the pagoda dogwood is an especially popular dogwood variety for front yard landscaping thanks to its graceful arching form, which stays under 25 feet high, and fragrant white flowers that bloom from late spring through early summer.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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Built in 1892, the gospel tabernacle once was home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show from 1943 to 1974.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In the corner of one of Amsterdam's most elegant 17th-century canal houses, a cheetah leaps from an antique tabernacle.—
Karen Burshtein,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Synagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogue. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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