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Recent Examples of synagogue
The release of the report comes as the NYPD is searching for four suspects who painted antisemitic graffiti on synagogues and homes in Queens early Monday morning.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 6 May 2026
In the 1950s, more Americans attended church and synagogue than in any other decade that century.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
In the most recent incident, a bottle containing a flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the Harrow synagogue on Saturday night, causing smoke damage, police said.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The tension then ramped up further last week, when a synagogue and the former premises of a Jewish charity, both in north London, were attacked.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 6 May 2026
In the 1950s, more Americans attended church and synagogue than in any other decade that century.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
In the most recent incident, a bottle containing a flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the Harrow synagogue on Saturday night, causing smoke damage, police said.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The tension then ramped up further last week, when a synagogue and the former premises of a Jewish charity, both in north London, were attacked.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogue
Noun
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Almost all the land was in the hands of oligarchic families or in the hands of mosques, the mosque endowments, and at the emancipation of women, giving women the right to vote.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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As his first order of business in Chicago, Graham might want to consider visiting local churches, synagogues and mosques.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Despite the temple's optimistic outlook, the move has drawn criticism online.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Mount Fuji looms on the horizon, cherry blossoms line the roads, and Buddhist temples dot the foothills.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
Noun
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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 11 May. 2026.
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