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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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Days later, agents arrested a man charged with threatening a mass shooting at an Ohio mosque.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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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,
15 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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Depending on the season (the camp opens from May through December, when temperatures are pleasant), days fill with picnics in the mountains, visits to Buddhist festivals, or merit-making ceremonies at nearby temples and shrines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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The path connects several temples including Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion) and is known as the favorite place of famous philosopher Nishida Kitaro, hence the name.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 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 30 Apr. 2026.
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