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
For many Southern Baptist congregations, the retreat from giving to the Cooperative Program is largely a consequence of higher costs for insurance and building maintenance.
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
The site was once home to the first permanent building of the First Baptist Church, which is one of the nation’s oldest Black congregations.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
The congregation has lost almost two-thirds of its membership since the COVID pandemic, from around 120 attendees in its heyday to 30-40 people currently.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Factories outlive their products, warehouses their storage purposes, printing plants their publications, and houses of worship their congregations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
The site was once home to the first permanent building of the First Baptist Church, which is one of the nation’s oldest Black congregations.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
The congregation has lost almost two-thirds of its membership since the COVID pandemic, from around 120 attendees in its heyday to 30-40 people currently.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Factories outlive their products, warehouses their storage purposes, printing plants their publications, and houses of worship their congregations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregation
Noun
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All day, a steady stream of young people from across the state wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the names of their CrossFit gyms or their church groups presented themselves at the station, offering assistance.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Other Republicans promised to bulldoze the Department of Education, to end affirmative action, and to get rid of rules limiting church involvement in elections.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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That assembly of influences, stretching across half a century, appears with greater and lesser prevalence in each of the band’s numbers.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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The lower receiver, which Jones is accused of receiving from Prolific Arms, includes the trigger assembly, safety controls, magazine well, grip and other parts, has a serial number.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Many of those residents were artists and musicians, including the famed assemblage artist and former director of the Watts Towers Arts Center, John Outterbridge, whose home and studio burned in the fire.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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The most comprehensive solo museum exhibition to date for the artist, approximately 50 works from 1959 to 1999–paintings, sculptures, etchings, drawings, assemblages, and musical compositions–are brought together.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The beauty of it, to the SEC, was the emphasis on the passion of the conference, not just winning.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The incident occurred in June, and McCubbin appeared in court for a pretrial conference in July.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
10 July 2025
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The 43-story tower, designed by NBBJ for Amazon, includes 885,000 square feet of office space, a 16,000-square-foot meeting center, and 14,000 square feet of retail.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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At a neighborhood meeting in Northeast Kansas City during the fall of 2019, some concerned residents shouted and even stormed out over bike lanes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Things change, and new audiences are there to be won.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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At its peak, the Jimmy Swaggart telecast had a weekly U.S. audience of 2.1 million viewers, with millions of others watching overseas.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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