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Recent Examples of shrine
At the same time, a thousand miles away at Liverpool’s stadium, Anfield, fans gathered by a sea of scarves, flowers, balloons and handwritten notes outside that formed a shrine for Jota and his brother.
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 5 July 2025
Going to this shrine at Emmitsburg was a lot easier and cheaper than trekking almost four thousand miles to Lourdes, France, where there is a much larger shrine to the Virgin Mary.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The importance of shrines and temples to the cultural life of Tokyo can’t be overstated.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 5 July 2025
Going to this shrine at Emmitsburg was a lot easier and cheaper than trekking almost four thousand miles to Lourdes, France, where there is a much larger shrine to the Virgin Mary.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The importance of shrines and temples to the cultural life of Tokyo can’t be overstated.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrine
sanctuary
Noun
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Known for its commitment to wellness, sustainability and experiential luxury, the Six Senses brand creates immersive sanctuaries that connect guests to nature, community and self.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Other pink binders are located at the entrance to the sanctuary itself as well as in the fellowship hall, all places anyone is welcome to enter St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, in west Los Angeles.—
Jason DeRose,
NPR,
13 July 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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