1
: a compartment in the auditorium of a church providing seats for several persons
2
: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors fixed in rows in a church
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Dozens sat in wooden pews and white folding chairs on a Saturday morning at the Shawnee Indian Mission for an educational event about one of the historical site’s founders.
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
America may have been some years behind Europe in the process, but its pews were emptying steadily and inexorably.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The list includes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and former News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch.
Influential podcaster Joe Rogan was also spotted in the pews.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of people packed pews at the Metropolitan AME Church Monday, lifted their right hand and pledged to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Day by defending equality for all, immigration rights and diversity initiatives.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
America may have been some years behind Europe in the process, but its pews were emptying steadily and inexorably.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The list includes Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and former News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch.
Influential podcaster Joe Rogan was also spotted in the pews.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of people packed pews at the Metropolitan AME Church Monday, lifted their right hand and pledged to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Day by defending equality for all, immigration rights and diversity initiatives.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Pew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pew. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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: one of the benches with backs and sometimes doors set in rows in a church
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