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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
News that Iran has been struck in a joint mission carried out by the United States and Israel has put many people in South Florida on high alert, especially at synagogues across the region.
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Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Jacksonville emerged as one of the earliest centers of Jewish life in the state, with synagogues and community organizations forming to support religious and social needs.
—Jason Touvi, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Temple Emanu-El is one of the largest synagogues in the South.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
The group performed at birthday parties, graduations, bar mitzvahs, and synagogues.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Five leaders of Oklahoma synagogues and Jewish service centers issued a joint statement contending the school’s founders failed to consult the local community before seeking state approval.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
The lion’s share of the program went to synagogues across the county, according to reporting from Jewish Currents magazine.
—Lauren Costantino
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Sohail had visited synagogues recently in an effort to convert but had been rebuffed, according to police sources.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Krakow’s few remaining synagogues struggle to continue with very few congregants.
—Sally Susman, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Jacksonville emerged as one of the earliest centers of Jewish life in the state, with synagogues and community organizations forming to support religious and social needs.
—Jason Touvi, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Temple Emanu-El is one of the largest synagogues in the South.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
The group performed at birthday parties, graduations, bar mitzvahs, and synagogues.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Five leaders of Oklahoma synagogues and Jewish service centers issued a joint statement contending the school’s founders failed to consult the local community before seeking state approval.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
The lion’s share of the program went to synagogues across the county, according to reporting from Jewish Currents magazine.
—Lauren Costantino
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Sohail had visited synagogues recently in an effort to convert but had been rebuffed, according to police sources.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Krakow’s few remaining synagogues struggle to continue with very few congregants.
—Sally Susman, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogues
Noun
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The ministry said settlers vandalized or attacked 45 mosques in the West Bank last year.—
AREF TUFAHA,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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Iranian cemeteries, holy shrines and mosques -- which normally are venues for the 40th-day ceremonies -- have turned into scenes of the most extraordinary ways of mourning in the country, as victims’ families have been dancing to mourn as a sign of defiance.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Though rarely questioned in temples, relic authenticity is disputed globally — Singapore’s famous Buddha tooth was shown to probably belong to a cow.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The ghastly kills are there — innards are spilled on floors, knives go through temples, heads stuck on pikes expel vomitous discharge — but there’s little of the preceding back-and-forth that made such scenes notable in the past and at least conceptually justified the grotesquerie.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Synagogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogues. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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