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Recent Examples of nunnery
She was then remanded in a nunnery, given a derisory sentence — less than two years in jail — before being released with a presidential pardon.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Sarah Snook at Critics Choice: C- Is this the uniform of a strict headmistress of a nunnery?
—Alex Badia, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
The entrepreneur is told to either get thee to a nunnery (with apologies to Hamlet) or get thee to a mentor.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Sweeney plays Cecilia, an American nun who transfers to Italy and is forced to face a lot of dark secrets hidden in the walls of the gorgeous nunnery.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Sarah Snook at Critics Choice: C- Is this the uniform of a strict headmistress of a nunnery?
—Alex Badia, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
The entrepreneur is told to either get thee to a nunnery (with apologies to Hamlet) or get thee to a mentor.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
Sweeney plays Cecilia, an American nun who transfers to Italy and is forced to face a lot of dark secrets hidden in the walls of the gorgeous nunnery.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nunnery
Noun
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On a recent morning, two restorers scrambled up scaffolding in the convent’s chapter house to put some finishing touches on their work.—
Clara Vannucci,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Hotel de Pavie, once a convent for nuns, that offered shelter and protection to pilgrims and travelers is today a glamarous experience to partake in.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This growing network of trails goes through rhododendron forests and past monasteries and villages, giving travelers a closer look at places only accessible on foot.—
Mary Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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In a pivotal scene in the season finale, Piper comes to the realization that her plan to stay at a monastery for a year and study Buddhism isn't going to work.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When the breeze flows through the cloisters, the kites float, showing off their gravity-defying nature.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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The cloister houses an herbalist doling out tisanes and tinctures and a boulangerie producing sourdough loaves from flour milled on-site.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In Melk, guests can see the frescoes of the Benedictine abbey or remain onboard for an Austrian cookie tasting.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
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The TikTok post then pivots to Kate's curtsy to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during her wedding to Prince William in April 2011, again at the abbey followed by Kate and Meghan curtsying to the queen at Sandringham on Christmas Day in 2018.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Nunnery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nunnery. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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