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synagogue

noun

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Definition of synagogue

as in mosque

a building that is used for Jewish religious services

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Recent Examples of synagogue Congregants at the Midtown synagogue didn’t let the violence stop them from finishing the Shabbat service, according to Central Synagogue’s senior rabbi. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Maryland governor Wes Moore stopped by a Westhampton synagogue on a fundraising swing last month. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026 Praveen, a Hindu, spent his childhood in Jew Town, attending school with Hallegua's family members, eating Shabbat dinners, playing cricket near the synagogue. — 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 See All Example Sentences for synagogue

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Extremist settlers routinely enter Palestinian towns, clashing with villagers and burning homes, mosques and cars.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Extremist settlers routinely enter Palestinian towns, clashing with villagers, burning homes, mosques and cars.

— Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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As temple members met their gruesome death, documents bequeathing some $7 million to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were spirited out of Jonestown in a suitcase stuffed with cash.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
This last leg includes heritage excursions to the National Museum and Buddhist monastery Paro Dzong along with a trek to the 7th-century Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the country’s first Buddhist temples.

— Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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The 16th-century château sits on 50 landscaped acres and has a pond, a swimming pool, a tennis court, vegetable and flower gardens, and a Japanese pagoda.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026
Generations of locals have grown up on its signature franks — split down the middle, grilled in a secret sauce, and served from an unmistakable pagoda-style stand.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026

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