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Recent Examples of shrine
At noon on Monday, the national shrine rang its bells 88 times, one for each year of Francis’s life.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
Still Life depicting figures in an ancestral shrine.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
That’s right—Wright never built this shrine to celluloid.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Major incidents in the past few years include: July 2017—Amarnath Yatra Attack: Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists ambushed a bus of Hindu pilgrims returning from the Amarnath cave shrine in Anantnag, killing 7 pilgrims (mostly women) and injuring 19.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
Still Life depicting figures in an ancestral shrine.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
That’s right—Wright never built this shrine to celluloid.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Major incidents in the past few years include: July 2017—Amarnath Yatra Attack: Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists ambushed a bus of Hindu pilgrims returning from the Amarnath cave shrine in Anantnag, killing 7 pilgrims (mostly women) and injuring 19.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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As the world’s largest shark sanctuary, French Polynesia offers scientists a place to study sharks and rays without the intense fishing pressure found in most other parts of the world.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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From a contemporary A-frame style residence to a mountain retreat made for entertaining, the homes in the firm’s portfolio showcase its ability to harness the latest technology to craft personal sanctuaries.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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