1
: a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons
2
: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows in a church
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The church's first two pews were filled by former presidents and their spouses, including President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, along with President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, and Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, in the front row.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The dynamics of all the presidents sitting with their spouses in a single pew is always fascinating, NPR's Tamara Keith says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Churches, of which there were many, preached to full pews on Sundays.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
People who don't speak English well do tend to attend service in their own language, and the pews aren't full at 9:30.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The dynamics of all the presidents sitting with their spouses in a single pew is always fascinating, NPR's Tamara Keith says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Churches, of which there were many, preached to full pews on Sundays.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
People who don't speak English well do tend to attend service in their own language, and the pews aren't full at 9:30.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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pew
noun
: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors set in rows in a church
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