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as in mosques
a building that is used for Jewish religious services
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Recent Examples of synagogues
An Alabama man was arrested after authorities say investigators uncovered disturbing plans to carry out violence against synagogues throughout Alabama and neighboring states.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor and other items, officials said Tuesday.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Starmer announced that extra law enforcement officers would be assigned to synagogues near the attack in Manchester.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor and other items, officials said Tuesday.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Starmer announced that extra law enforcement officers would be assigned to synagogues near the attack in Manchester.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 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
Noun
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Her wispy curtain bangs were also accentuated at the front, grazing her temples.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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These are serious temples of pleasure, with irresistible aromas wafting out and window displays beckoning with equal measures of art and enticement.—
Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Synagogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogues. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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