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Recent Examples of synagogue
Congregation Beth Shalom Rabbi Robert Gamer said the vandalism was found on a pillar near the front door of the synagogue and included a swastika and other hate speech.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Investigators have not released details of a motive, or why a Houston synagogue was targeted.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Last month, authorities said Ayman Ghazali drove a pickup into a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, injuring a security guard before fatally shooting himself following an exchange of gunfire.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does more than sanctify a union.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Investigators have not released details of a motive, or why a Houston synagogue was targeted.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Last month, authorities said Ayman Ghazali drove a pickup into a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, injuring a security guard before fatally shooting himself following an exchange of gunfire.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does more than sanctify a union.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogue
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That includes schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, crisis centers, shelters, food banks, and day care centers, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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After attending the funeral and mourning for the victim while standing beside the slain man’s father, Mamdani left the mosque without commenting to the press.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 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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Worshipers mark the day by visiting holy sites and temples, the giving of alms and practicing mindfulness and spiritual purity, as noted by the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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The upscale fast-casual culinary temple from Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Floresca, her VP of Culinary, debuted in Los Angeles in 2021.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 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 541, its highlights include the white gemstone statues of Amitabha Buddha and the enormous incense burners in the pagoda’s red-roofed Upper House.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 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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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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“Synagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogue. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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