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Recent Examples of congregant
Normally, when congregants went up to the altar at church to pray, the elders joined and put their hands on them.
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Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The goal is to make the congregation of some 1,100 households more welcoming and inclusive while recognizing that intermarriage is a common reality among congregants and American Jews at large, according to Adath Jeshurun’s senior rabbi, Aaron Weininger.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
However, the agency does not regulate other types of housing such as independent, senior, or congregant living facilities.
—Terri Langford, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The three young women, dressed in white, nodded serenely at the congregants, exchanging good-mornings with Black men and women in their Easter best.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The goal is to make the congregation of some 1,100 households more welcoming and inclusive while recognizing that intermarriage is a common reality among congregants and American Jews at large, according to Adath Jeshurun’s senior rabbi, Aaron Weininger.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
However, the agency does not regulate other types of housing such as independent, senior, or congregant living facilities.
—Terri Langford, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The three young women, dressed in white, nodded serenely at the congregants, exchanging good-mornings with Black men and women in their Easter best.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregant
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Walton, who is now a strategic organizer at progressive advocacy organization Roots Action, said Adams will likely try to Black churchgoers, who tend to vote at high rates, pointing to her Buffalo race.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The man had on a tactical vest and carried the two firearms but was quickly confronted and was not only fatally shot but also hit by a driver and a churchgoer, the chief said.—
Viola Flowers,
NBC news,
23 June 2025
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The North Charles Street resident was a communicant of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 740 N. Calvert Street, where a Memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. June 3, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2023
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Simon—five years older and strikingly beautiful—works as a political consultant for high-minded left-wing politicians, is a communicant in the Roman Catholic Church, and has considered joining the priesthood.—
Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregant. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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