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Recent Examples of cloister
Local Catholic women raised funds to build the nuns a new cloister, chapel and office complex on site in 1948, the buildings designed by celebrated architect Wallace Neff.
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Long, arched hallways lead to the guest rooms, restaurants, castle-like lounge spaces, and even an ancient cloister from the former monastery.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
On their Instagram account, Rita, 82, can be seen rushing about the cloisters and dabbling in boxing lessons.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Long, arched hallways lead to the guest rooms, restaurants, castle-like lounge spaces, and even an ancient cloister from the former monastery.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
On their Instagram account, Rita, 82, can be seen rushing about the cloisters and dabbling in boxing lessons.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloister
Noun
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In 2018, police raided a monastery in Roquebrune-sur-Argens (the Provençal town near Saint-Tropez where his car was abandoned) after a witness reported seeing a man who resembled Ligonnès, but this again proved to be a dead end.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 2017 alone, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for two bombings of churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday as well as the mass shooting of pilgrims traveling to a monastery in southern Egypt.—
Candace Lukasik,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He was accused of sending threatening emails to the abbey at 27977 Silverado Canyon Road, Manley said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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On his arrival at the meeting venue at a historic 12-century abbey in Vaux-de-Cerney outside of Paris, Rubio posed for a group photo with his fellow foreign ministers but none of them spoke.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Cloister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloister. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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