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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
Ethan has just taken over an old congregation, where he was brought on to recruit new members and keep the community alive.
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The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
This is not the first time religious groups have opposed the Trump administration over immigration, as a separate legal challenge was filed in January by five Quaker congregations, later joined by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and a Sikh temple.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The other $870,000 will be coming from The Link to purchase the land its building is on, with a closing date expected to take place on June 1, pending a final vote being taken by the church’s congregation in April.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland alleges that the Trump administration’s policy violates the First Amendment and has caused fear within migrant-friendly congregations.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
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The Coptic are one of the original Christian Orthodox churches.—
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For the past two years, our church has welcomed and supported newcomers to our city.—
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The result showed some diminished support for Ukraine, because previous assembly votes saw more than 140 nations condemn Russia’s aggression, demand an immediate withdrawal, and reversal of its annexation of four Ukrainian regions.—
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Some car components cross the border multiple times before final assembly.—
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Our day on the water is capped by a VIP workshop tour of Bellini Nautica, the foremost Riva-restoration experts, as well as the company’s vintage Riva collection—the world’s most complete assemblage of the classic boats, featuring 20 models dating from the 1920s to the 1970s.—
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The dress, a symphony of pastel yellows and blues, featured an assemblage of French impressionist Degas’ infamous ballerinas.—
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Maryland improved to 20-6 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten and reached 10 wins in the conference for only the second time in the last five years (11-9 in 2022-23, coach Kevin Willard’s first season).—
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The Musketeers fell to 6-20, 1-14 in the conference.—
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As legislative interns, Guajardo and Alexanderson track and analyze bill data, provide constituent services, staff Senate committee hearings and meetings, and conduct legislative policy research, the release said.—
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The president largely made up his mind during a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday, aides said.—
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In terms of the audience’s interpretation, so much of the show is about the ways in which different people can look at the same events and come to radically different conclusions.—
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While livestream feeds do cycle between different players’ POVs for moment-to-moment action, the need to cycle through so many perspectives (60 vs about 10 in other games), means audiences are always missing something that’s happening.—
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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