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The rituals also include his visits early next week to Ise, Japan’s top Shinto shrine, the mausoleum of the mythical first emperor Jinmu in Nara, as well as that of his late great-grandfather, wartime emperor Hirohito, in the Tokyo suburbs.
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Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The games featured will be some of the most impactful of the series yet, including one set at a shrine at night with flaming arrows raining down.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jackie Morales, who grew up praying to the Lady of Guadalupe with her mother, brought her 3-year-old son to the shrine.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
There's an outside chance there might be some type of shrine in his house dedicated to a certain someone.
—H. Alan Scott
jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The games featured will be some of the most impactful of the series yet, including one set at a shrine at night with flaming arrows raining down.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jackie Morales, who grew up praying to the Lady of Guadalupe with her mother, brought her 3-year-old son to the shrine.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
There's an outside chance there might be some type of shrine in his house dedicated to a certain someone.
—H. Alan Scott
jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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This year, Sala's nonprofit helped create two new Marine Protected Areas in Colombia and the Marshall Islands—the latter's first marine sanctuary.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The problem began in early September with demonstrations over control of the concession for the route leading to the sanctuary.—
Jimena De La Quintana,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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