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Recent Examples of altars
His high school gym was not the massive cathedrals built to serve the altars of Hoosier hysteria, but with 4,620 seats, the Greenfield Cougar Den is no slouch, either.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet at roughly the same time, in England, the Protestant Reformation led to women storming churches and dumping blood on altars.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
In late October and early November, Día de los Muertos brings colorful marigolds, ofrendas (altars) to honor the dead, parades, and special foods like pan de muerto to the city.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Indigenous communities use them as spiritual altars.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
In Nicaragua, there's a special tradition for families to create home altars and then go visit others, singing, from house to house.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Day of the Dead celebrations honor loved ones with personal altars and community gatherings.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
As part of the holiday, which is rooted in indigenous culture, families will create a trail of marigold petals from their front doors to their altars to help guide spirits home.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Recuerdos Ilustrados celebrates Día de los Muertos journeying through life, love and death through contemporary altars and artwork by artists Álvaro Márquez, Stephanie Mercado and Daniel Villa.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet at roughly the same time, in England, the Protestant Reformation led to women storming churches and dumping blood on altars.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
In late October and early November, Día de los Muertos brings colorful marigolds, ofrendas (altars) to honor the dead, parades, and special foods like pan de muerto to the city.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Indigenous communities use them as spiritual altars.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
In Nicaragua, there's a special tradition for families to create home altars and then go visit others, singing, from house to house.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
Day of the Dead celebrations honor loved ones with personal altars and community gatherings.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
As part of the holiday, which is rooted in indigenous culture, families will create a trail of marigold petals from their front doors to their altars to help guide spirits home.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Recuerdos Ilustrados celebrates Día de los Muertos journeying through life, love and death through contemporary altars and artwork by artists Álvaro Márquez, Stephanie Mercado and Daniel Villa.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altars
pulpits
Noun
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The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament.—
Mary Foskett,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black Americans who had propped up the retail giant's fortunes.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Altars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altars. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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