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Recent Examples of synagogue
An attack on a synagogue is not only an attack on Jews.
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David Waren, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
The first Jewish organization in Little Rock was not a congregation in a synagogue, but instead was a social club.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
An Arrow Security posting at a Connecticut synagogue starts at $55 per hour.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 22 May 2026
The shots aimed at the windows of synagogues are aimed at larger targets.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
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David Waren, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
The first Jewish organization in Little Rock was not a congregation in a synagogue, but instead was a social club.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
An Arrow Security posting at a Connecticut synagogue starts at $55 per hour.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 22 May 2026
The shots aimed at the windows of synagogues are aimed at larger targets.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogue
Noun
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The law signed by Hochul would apply statewide and would apply to any house of worship, including mosques, which have also been targeted by protests over the years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Paired with his illustrations, Macauley’s book details the creation of a 16th century Turkish mosque, along with its societal functions and significance.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 May 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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Among those who participated in one of the discussions was a leader from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where there was a similar shooting, and a Sikh leader from Wisconsin, where seven people were shot and killed at a Sikh temple 14 years ago.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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So these are collections of shophouses with a Chinese Taoist temple, usually at the heart of it in the Unesco site.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 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 2 Jun. 2026.
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