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
To honor the release of the hostages, Alter's congregation tied a yellow band around the Torah scroll during a service for a holiday marking the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Plus, their father was the deacon of the local Catholic congregation – all the more reason to maintain a saintly lifestyle.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Funds from the sale have gone to renovate First Lutheran for three culturally specific congregations that will soon outfit the church with new services targeted to their own communities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Now, the son of a family in the congregation is among those presumably killed in the AES explosion.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Plus, their father was the deacon of the local Catholic congregation – all the more reason to maintain a saintly lifestyle.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Funds from the sale have gone to renovate First Lutheran for three culturally specific congregations that will soon outfit the church with new services targeted to their own communities.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Now, the son of a family in the congregation is among those presumably killed in the AES explosion.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregation
Noun
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Not one civil rights or church group was there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Later in the evening, the church pews were moved outside so the chapel could be transformed into a dance floor, with the groom's close friend, DJ Spence, performing Afrobeat music.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The ProMaster is a versatile commercial front wheel drive cargo or passenger van built in the Saltillo, Mexico assembly plant, and sold in North America by RAM.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hamoud Jumaa, a member of the national assembly of Tanzania and a CCM leader, speaking to Newsweek, responded to opposition allegations.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Over several years, Spiro and his wife, Arabella, have worked with Parisian gallerist Lucas Ratton to build their African tribal-art assemblage.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
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In it, the director gives us an assemblage of missing pieces from a Zodiac documentary he was commissioned to make, but which ultimately fell through.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The fund has been used for costs like student pay, conference fees and other operation costs, according to the donation page.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mainly, this conference is just being dominated by longtime football juggernauts Ohio State, Oregon and … Indiana.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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There’s a post-match debrief as well as a meeting about the next opponents.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Video posted by the former Cambodian leader shows Chen standing alongside Hun Sen in 2022 during a meeting of investors.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For horror films in particular, Korean viewers are already accustomed to the evocative imagery and genre-bending thrills from directors like Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan-wook, but global audiences are now seeking them out in greater numbers than ever before.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Season one tackled murder podcasts head on, season two interrogated the audience a bit, season three was the big Broadway number, season four took on Hollywood and now season five went deep into power dynamics.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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