as in churches
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
the largest temple in the Gothic style in the country
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Recent Examples of temples
The show took him to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, India’s Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala, the pyramids of Egypt and the banks of the Ganges River.
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Its open-air ancient ruins—temples, houses, theaters—are well-preserved and include the Terrace of Lions, private residences, and the Sanctuary of Apollo.
—Katie Silcox, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Sitting at over 8,000 feet, the area blooms later than lowland Taiwan—typically from mid-March through April—with pockets of cherry trees framing trails, temples, and misty viewpoints.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
When someone loses collagen in their face, their temples and undereyes may become more hollow and fine lines more pronounced.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
The core principle involves applying a type of 8-30g approach to affordable housing proposals on land alongside churches, temples or mosques, largely making the religious institution and its development partner exempt from local zoning rules.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
Though rarely questioned in temples, relic authenticity is disputed globally — Singapore’s famous Buddha tooth was shown to likely belong to a cow.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
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
Their helmets are lightweight but far from fragile, with integrated ventilation, seamless MIPS integration (the gold standard for this class of helmet), and just a touch more coverage at the temples and back of the head than other brands.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Its open-air ancient ruins—temples, houses, theaters—are well-preserved and include the Terrace of Lions, private residences, and the Sanctuary of Apollo.
—Katie Silcox, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
Sitting at over 8,000 feet, the area blooms later than lowland Taiwan—typically from mid-March through April—with pockets of cherry trees framing trails, temples, and misty viewpoints.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
When someone loses collagen in their face, their temples and undereyes may become more hollow and fine lines more pronounced.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 6 Mar. 2026
The core principle involves applying a type of 8-30g approach to affordable housing proposals on land alongside churches, temples or mosques, largely making the religious institution and its development partner exempt from local zoning rules.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
Though rarely questioned in temples, relic authenticity is disputed globally — Singapore’s famous Buddha tooth was shown to likely belong to a cow.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
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
Their helmets are lightweight but far from fragile, with integrated ventilation, seamless MIPS integration (the gold standard for this class of helmet), and just a touch more coverage at the temples and back of the head than other brands.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temples
Noun
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Divisions have widened so sharply over recent decades that some national churches stopped participating in Anglican Communion gatherings.—
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ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Postwar Black churches, as Du Bois understood, represented the heart of Black efforts to secure social, political, and religious equality.—
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Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The theaters, the parks, the cathedrals, the skyscrapers.—
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Grain elevators rise like prairie cathedrals.—
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Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Temples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temples. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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