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Recent Examples of congregant
Although judicial warrants are still required, religious leaders say fear of enforcement has caused congregants, especially immigrants, to avoid services, disrupting community programs and spiritual life.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Cytron-Walker has credited his own security training with saving his life and those of his congregants.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
But perhaps more telling, Spicer said, is the number of congregants affected by these departures.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 May 2025
On Sunday, Cornerstone Chapel Church senior pastor Gary Hamrick told congregants at multiple services in Leesburg about Loudoun policies that effectively allow students to choose their own genders and use locker rooms and bathrooms of their choosing, according to WJLA.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Cytron-Walker has credited his own security training with saving his life and those of his congregants.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
But perhaps more telling, Spicer said, is the number of congregants affected by these departures.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 May 2025
On Sunday, Cornerstone Chapel Church senior pastor Gary Hamrick told congregants at multiple services in Leesburg about Loudoun policies that effectively allow students to choose their own genders and use locker rooms and bathrooms of their choosing, according to WJLA.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregant
Noun
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In a previous interview, Emry alleged Boswell’s anti-racist preaching upset some churchgoers and was one of the main reasons for the split.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 May 2025
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In 2009, it was moved to Memorial Day to reduce disruptions to Sunday churchgoers.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The North Charles Street resident was a communicant of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 740 N. Calvert Street, where a Memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. June 3, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2023
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Simon—five years older and strikingly beautiful—works as a political consultant for high-minded left-wing politicians, is a communicant in the Roman Catholic Church, and has considered joining the priesthood.—
Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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