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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
Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.
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Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Also participating in Faith and Blue are POINT members and churches, centers, synagogues of various faiths, including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist temples and mosques.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The communitywide event, organized by the Jewish Federation of Broward County in collaboration with 70 partner organizations and synagogues, marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks that killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and took another 250 hostage, some of whom are still held captive today.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Swastikas and other graffiti have been daubed on synagogues and other sites, and security has been heightened at Jewish schools.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
As Jewish people enter synagogues across the country for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, many will be greeted by metal detectors, bag check procedures and armed security guards.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The attack in Manchester fell on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement – when synagogues are particularly packed out and congregants come together to perform long services, asking for forgiveness from God and others.
—Peter Wilkinson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Starmer said additional police assets are being deployed at synagogues across the country.
—Michael Dorgan , Simon Owen, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Police have fanned out to guard synagogues across the country.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Also participating in Faith and Blue are POINT members and churches, centers, synagogues of various faiths, including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist temples and mosques.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The communitywide event, organized by the Jewish Federation of Broward County in collaboration with 70 partner organizations and synagogues, marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks that killed nearly 1,200 Israelis and took another 250 hostage, some of whom are still held captive today.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Swastikas and other graffiti have been daubed on synagogues and other sites, and security has been heightened at Jewish schools.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
As Jewish people enter synagogues across the country for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, many will be greeted by metal detectors, bag check procedures and armed security guards.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The attack in Manchester fell on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement – when synagogues are particularly packed out and congregants come together to perform long services, asking for forgiveness from God and others.
—Peter Wilkinson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Starmer said additional police assets are being deployed at synagogues across the country.
—Michael Dorgan , Simon Owen, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Police have fanned out to guard synagogues across the country.
—Alex Leff, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogues
Noun
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Mamdani started early, at temples, mosques and weekly street and cultural events, Singh said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ava DuVernay gave us soft radiance with a sweep of pink blush across her cheeks and temples, while Law Roach reminded us that natural skin is always in.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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The large, reflective lens wraps around the whole front frame, even covering the front half of the temples.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Synagogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogues. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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