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Recent Examples of abbey
The approach is one that the duo has used in other projects, including Clausura, a ghost-like outline of a late 12th century abbey in Herkenrode, Belgium.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Wright was assigned the role of prior, the position just below the abbot, and was responsible for much of the operation of the abbey.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
There’s nothing in the world quite like this abbey, located on an island and rising out of the bay like a heavenly apparition.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
The abbey has already begun hosting weddings and events, including the wedding of an Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher in January.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Wright was assigned the role of prior, the position just below the abbot, and was responsible for much of the operation of the abbey.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
There’s nothing in the world quite like this abbey, located on an island and rising out of the bay like a heavenly apparition.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
The abbey has already begun hosting weddings and events, including the wedding of an Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher in January.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbey
Noun
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According to regional councilor Massimo Sertori, the 21 nuns residing at the monastery were evacuated safely.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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They got married in 2023 Sanchez and Mattfeld got married at a monastery on May 28, 2023, in Oaxaca, Mexico.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Natural light, serene cloisters and Spanish gothic architectural flourishes characterize this memorial space, which is also home to an annual music festival, held annually during the summer solstice called the Garden of Memory.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Monasteries were dissolved, cloister vineyards broken up, and the bronze Horses of San Marco shipped to Paris.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbey. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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