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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
From the facade crafted from hinoki wood, a rare cypress that’s often reserved for Japanese temples and shrines, to impressive cultural programming and exhibitions, there’s always something worth seeing.
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Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Her wispy curtain bangs were also accentuated at the front, grazing her temples.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
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
Filler can be injected all over, including in the temples to reduce hollowness, the cheeks and midface to plump, and even the earlobes to restore volume lost due to aging or weight loss.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Mamdani started early, at temples, mosques and weekly street and cultural events, Singh said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
He was born in 1915 in Pandharpur, a pilgrimage town dotted with Hindu temples in western India.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
For architecture fans, the hotel can help set up journeys to pagods and temples over 700 years old; other excursions on offer include trips to floating fishing villages such as Cửa Vạn and Vung Viêng and ethical pearl cultivation.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Her wispy curtain bangs were also accentuated at the front, grazing her temples.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
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
Filler can be injected all over, including in the temples to reduce hollowness, the cheeks and midface to plump, and even the earlobes to restore volume lost due to aging or weight loss.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Mamdani started early, at temples, mosques and weekly street and cultural events, Singh said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
He was born in 1915 in Pandharpur, a pilgrimage town dotted with Hindu temples in western India.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
For architecture fans, the hotel can help set up journeys to pagods and temples over 700 years old; other excursions on offer include trips to floating fishing villages such as Cửa Vạn and Vung Viêng and ethical pearl cultivation.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temples
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Pastel greens, pinks, and yellows, terra-cotta roofs, antique churches, and cobblestoned streets showcase colonial architecture shaped by Portuguese and Dutch influences.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Kinloch and Sheffield both ran robust campaigns that involved reaching voters through neighborhood canvassing, visits to churches and senior homes, along with billboards and countless ads.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gothic cathedrals, art deco villas, vintage yellow trams, impeccably dressed signore, bright red Negronis glinting in the sun—these are some of the most classic symbols of Milan, but there’s a whole other side to the city, one that’s contemporary, cosmopolitan, and just plain cool.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are marching bands performing it and choirs singing it in cathedrals in Europe.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Temples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temples. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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