as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids
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The Encore spans two decades, beginning at a prestigious Boston conservatory in 2003, where readers meet a future indie rock star who will spend the subsequent years trying to outrun her demons, per Izon.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Families shouldn’t miss the island’s two butterfly conservatories, Wings of Mackinac and The Original Butterfly House.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Should the mood strike for a soirée fit for a king, the home’s living room and conservatory can easily accommodate 200 for a cocktail party.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
But my mum has a cat flap in the conservatory, which is microchipped to her cat, Sooty.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Families shouldn’t miss the island’s two butterfly conservatories, Wings of Mackinac and The Original Butterfly House.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Should the mood strike for a soirée fit for a king, the home’s living room and conservatory can easily accommodate 200 for a cocktail party.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
But my mum has a cat flap in the conservatory, which is microchipped to her cat, Sooty.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conservatory
greenhouse
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Engineers use the heat to drive turbines that produce electricity or to provide direct heating for buildings, greenhouse,s and different industrial processes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Man-su locks himself in his greenhouse all the time, working on bonsai trees and plants for his garden.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Conservatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatory. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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