1
as in church
a body of persons gathered for religious worship
the whole congregation began to sing with great fervor
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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
a congregation of journalists were at the hotel bar, discussing the latest developments
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Recent Examples of congregation
Details of a motive have not been released and detectives have not said if the suspect has ties to the congregation.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Their mother, who had just gotten a shout-out on the Today show on her 84th birthday, usually spent Sundays with a group of friends, watching a livestream of the church service at Guthrie’s Manhattan congregation.
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Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
One congregation in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is working to change that, opening its doors wider and embracing a message rooted in acceptance.
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Josh Sanders,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Jackman stood before the congregation and held up a piece of paper with a long list of names, people in the county whose debt had been bought and retired by the church.
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Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 June 2026
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Their mother, who had just gotten a shout-out on the Today show on her 84th birthday, usually spent Sundays with a group of friends, watching a livestream of the church service at Guthrie’s Manhattan congregation.
—
Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
One congregation in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is working to change that, opening its doors wider and embracing a message rooted in acceptance.
—
Josh Sanders,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Jackman stood before the congregation and held up a piece of paper with a long list of names, people in the county whose debt had been bought and retired by the church.
—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregation
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So, Galetto was delighted to learn that the first American pope would be speaking live and receiving an award less than two miles from his church, on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday.
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Parishioners at Saint Agnes said they were saddened by the schism and would continue to pray for a united church.
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Alysa Guffey More than 50 people gathered in 90-degree heat to protest welcoming data centers to Indianapolis before packing the public assembly room on the second floor of the City-County Building.
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Management intends for this centralized assembly method to establish a standardized production system for future units.
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Music director Eun Sun Kim leads the huge complement of musicians, an orchestral assemblage that required an expansion of the pit when the opera was first performed here in 1938.
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Who could forget the countless iterations of her squad, after all, the varied assemblages of laughing friends, mostly women, featuring in Swift’s Fourth of July carousels and birthday tributes and more through the years?
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department During the news conference, Bluthenthal's two children delivered a plea for justice via video, while his mother spoke directly to the crowd.
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And oncology conferences are beginning to include sessions on hormones and how to help women after cancer.
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Outline a proposal, then schedule a brief meeting to align expectations with a manager, because clarity now prevents heavier repairs later.
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Now, residents have another chance to offer feedback before another community meeting that will happen in August.
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The broad genre of pop also gives artists room to experiment, said O’Brien, adding that audiences these days are well aware of the concept of eras and understand artists will go through multiple ones throughout their careers.
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During a recent fan appearance at PeopleCon, Noah Schnapp asked the audience if anyone believed Eleven was dead.
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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