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
This was the world’s largest reptile congregation, an ecological phenomenon unlike anything else on Earth.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
It's now used as an educational community center, as the congregation built a new church in 1965 during the Civil Rights Movement.
—Jalynn Hilton, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
The former pastor of a Virginia megachurch has been convicted of burglary and stalking after video captured him sneaking into the home of a previous member of his congregation.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
The dispute has divided the congregation, which has been left without a priest and lost much of its already small membership.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
It's now used as an educational community center, as the congregation built a new church in 1965 during the Civil Rights Movement.
—Jalynn Hilton, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
The former pastor of a Virginia megachurch has been convicted of burglary and stalking after video captured him sneaking into the home of a previous member of his congregation.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
The dispute has divided the congregation, which has been left without a priest and lost much of its already small membership.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregation
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The company partners with senior living centers, churches, and insurance providers to offer on-site classes, giving accessibility to those who may not have the resources or mobility to visit a gym.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The latter featured Delroy Lindo in an astonishing Broadway performance as a man battling the internalized power and anguish of the blues and the church.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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Now, student-run Hope Squads in Rigby schools uplift peers with homemade cards and assemblies.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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The company can produce up to 2,000 units a year at its Garden Grove assembly plant and is taking a wait-and-see attitude on adjusting its output depending on how its customers’ spending is affected by the tariffs.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The result is an assemblage of sorts where blue-footed boobies, coral reefs and even bat guano play a leading role, illustrating the ways nonhuman actors and their attendant ecologies have survived human predation.—
Elizabeth Rush,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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What made sense for Scholl was assemblage, putting everyday items together to create something new.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Noland spoke last week at a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Biden's address in Chicago to the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled drew varying reactions from Democrats and Republicans alike.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Vrabel then asked players to resist pulling sweatshirt hoodies over their heads during meetings.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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What to know Trump put pressure on Republicans to pass the bill during a Tuesday meeting with lawmakers.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Based on pre- and post-debate data collected from the audience, Sey's stance on opposing trans athletes in women's sports appeared to be the winning argument.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But unlike that 1996 Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino joint, Sinners isn’t winking at the audience from behind grotesque violence and droll B-movie tropes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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