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as in mosques
a building that is used for Jewish religious services
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Recent Examples of synagogues
Back in Budapest, Toth was an accomplished architect, designing synagogues, community buildings and libraries to much acclaim.
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Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
While the clergy and staff of North Orange County’s synagogues – Temple Beth Tikvah, Temple Beth Ohr and Chabad of Yorba Linda – prepare for the services ahead, hundreds of local kitchens are abuzz with preparations for the celebratory meal launching the holiday.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Laws banning the Nazi salute and the display or sale of symbols associated with terror groups came into effect in Australia this year in response to a string of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of Israel’s war in Gaza in October 2023.
—CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The group is made up of some 40 churches, synagogues and mosques in Miami-Dade that come together to advocate for solutions to some of the county’s most pressing social issues.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
The group targeted at least 25 synagogues in 13 states, according to the FBI.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
At that time, the capital had around 150 functioning synagogues.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Reardon’s threats to the synagogues included threats to bomb Jewish houses of worship, as well as threats to kill all Jewish people and stomp Jewish babies dead into the ground, among other violent and antisemitic statements.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
To address escalating concerns over the humanitarian crisis, synagogues across Jewish movements in the United States have organized roundtables with the executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
While the clergy and staff of North Orange County’s synagogues – Temple Beth Tikvah, Temple Beth Ohr and Chabad of Yorba Linda – prepare for the services ahead, hundreds of local kitchens are abuzz with preparations for the celebratory meal launching the holiday.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Laws banning the Nazi salute and the display or sale of symbols associated with terror groups came into effect in Australia this year in response to a string of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of Israel’s war in Gaza in October 2023.
—CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The group is made up of some 40 churches, synagogues and mosques in Miami-Dade that come together to advocate for solutions to some of the county’s most pressing social issues.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
The group targeted at least 25 synagogues in 13 states, according to the FBI.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
At that time, the capital had around 150 functioning synagogues.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Reardon’s threats to the synagogues included threats to bomb Jewish houses of worship, as well as threats to kill all Jewish people and stomp Jewish babies dead into the ground, among other violent and antisemitic statements.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
To address escalating concerns over the humanitarian crisis, synagogues across Jewish movements in the United States have organized roundtables with the executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogues
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In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pig heads appeared outside several mosques around Paris on Tuesday, authorities said, decrying the insult to Muslims.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses have a sportier look than the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses thanks to a wraparound design that extends its colorful lenses around a person's temples.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Synagogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogues. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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