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To them, Belly’s brotherly ménage à trois and altar-dumping story is interesting, sure, but no more selfish and reckless than Celine, for instance, who sleeps with married men as a hobby.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead of telling them to rush to the altar, Branton is urging his LGBTQ+ clients to take a wait and see approach while also reviewing their financial documents to make sure everything is airtight.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
However, seeing her future husband at the altar settled her nerves.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead of telling them to rush to the altar, Branton is urging his LGBTQ+ clients to take a wait and see approach while also reviewing their financial documents to make sure everything is airtight.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
However, seeing her future husband at the altar settled her nerves.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altar
pulpit
Noun
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Hillsides and fields that were once mosaics of blue phlox, wood poppies and Jack-in-the-pulpits have become swaths of monochrome yellow.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
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All of whom flock to Monsignor Wicks, drawn by his sophistry and fearsome bully-pulpit magnetism.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Altar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altar. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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