shuls

noun

plural of shul
as in synagogues

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  1. synagogues
  2. mosques
Noun
  • As in other Kochi synagogues, the women’s section is upstairs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Veterans and military families, churches and mosques and synagogues, people who agreed on almost nothing else, threw themselves at the problem.
    — Shawn VanDiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of synagogues
Noun
  • Analysts warn each ransom payment fuels more crime as armed groups, from rural bandits to Islamist militants, raid schools, mosques and villages, with an average of 21 kidnappings reported daily.
    — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Well, there are neighborhoods, there are mosques – go and work on it there!
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of mosques
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“Shuls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuls. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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