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also synagogs
as in mosques
a building that is used for Jewish religious services
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Recent Examples of synagogues
Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, churches, monasteries, mosques, synagogues, prayer houses, cemeteries, and religious schools have been damaged or destroyed.
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Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
There are a number of Jewish schools and synagogues in the area, including the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, the oldest congregation in the country, established in 1768 and which moved to the neighborhood in 1947.
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Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
The talk was organized by local synagogues and the Chattanooga Jewish Federation in response to the banning of the novel by a nearby Tennessee school district a month prior.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the Jewish section of the Communist Party, or Yevsektsiya, would systematically dismantle Jewish life, as synagogues and the Hebrew language itself were branded as Zionist.
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Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
On a recent Sunday, some of the volunteers and protesters came from churches or synagogues in the metro area.
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Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Waren said synagogues and Jewish agencies have benefited from both the state and federal nonprofit security grants.
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Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.
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CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the building fear for their safety, is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues.
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CBS News,
28 May 2026
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
There are a number of Jewish schools and synagogues in the area, including the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, the oldest congregation in the country, established in 1768 and which moved to the neighborhood in 1947.
—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
The talk was organized by local synagogues and the Chattanooga Jewish Federation in response to the banning of the novel by a nearby Tennessee school district a month prior.
—
Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
After the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the Jewish section of the Communist Party, or Yevsektsiya, would systematically dismantle Jewish life, as synagogues and the Hebrew language itself were branded as Zionist.
—
Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
On a recent Sunday, some of the volunteers and protesters came from churches or synagogues in the metro area.
—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Waren said synagogues and Jewish agencies have benefited from both the state and federal nonprofit security grants.
—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.
—
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Blocking someone from entering a house of worship, or acting in a way that makes worshippers entering the building fear for their safety, is now a crime in New York under a law approved after a series of raucous demonstrations outside synagogues.
—
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogues
Noun
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Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, churches, monasteries, mosques, synagogues, prayer houses, cemeteries, and religious schools have been damaged or destroyed.
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In Morocco, Zein learned the game playing on the streets of Tetouan, a city known for being the former Spanish Protectorate’s capital and whose city is lined with mosques and churches with Andalusian architectural influences.
Noun
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Bhajans are a centuries-old form of devotional singing performed in temples, religious processions and community spaces across India, often free of charge.
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Still, many traditionalists don’t believe robotic elephants belong in temples.
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“Synagogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogues. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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