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altar

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /
NOUN
church table, pedestal
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The plaza where Manzo was slain is now filled with monuments — large photographs and posters featuring his quotes and an altar where people leave flowers, candles and handwritten notes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

CBS News lost two of its most respected executives — and viewers — on the altar of a merger.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

Around the altar, placards bearing the names of Christian villages in south Lebanon -- cut off from the rest of the country or under fire -- had been placed.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Perhaps he didn’t understand the new Protestant Communion—rather than at an altar, the sacrament now took place over a table covered with a simple cloth—and he was pleading that someone explain it to him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

And there was a cradle beside the altar, a blue cloth draped over it.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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