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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
The center is the latest effort by Our Lady of Guadalupe to serve its large immigrant congregation and others in the community.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The Smiths settled down to form a brick-and-mortar ministry in Seattle that grew into a congregation of several thousand, called City Church, with Judah working various jobs on the grounds.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Just under half of Americans belonged to a religious congregation in 2023, a low point for Gallup, which has tracking this trend since 1937.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Former congregation members speak out for the first time, including the Enoch family and Mary’s own relatives—her sister Denise Jefferson Odinaka, cousin Dan Cosby, and cousin-in-law Kim Cosby.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Jan. 2026
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
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Plus, there’s no need to call a handyman to set up your new furniture, as assembly is as simple as snapping the metal base onto the seat.—
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Sucre was once home to several fish processing plants, an auto assembly plant and a large public university, all of which offered well-paying jobs.—
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In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.—
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But the contract didn’t define such activity or spell out what a large assemblage means.—
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The Missouri Tigers will face their first power conference test Wednesday.—
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Cardell Williams completed 8 of 11 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns to speedster Ernest Campbell as the Hornets won for the sixth time in their last eight outings with two conference games to go.—
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This season is all about polish meeting performance, with sculptural silhouettes, cozy textures, and sneakers made for all-day, everyday wear.—
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The last meeting happened in the NFC championship game in the 2022 season, where the Eagles defeated the Niners 31-7 before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.—
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During the keynote, Atlas autonomously rose from a flat position using a non-human joint-flipping maneuver, highlighting the full rotational freedom of its joints before interacting with the audience.—
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His version of vulnerability, letting the audience get to know him.—
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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