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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
Massive buildings were added throughout the Medieval period, and the abbey became a renowned center of learning, attracting some of the greatest minds in Europe.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
They have been found in a section of the library housing around a quarter of the abbey’s 400,000 volumes.
—CNN Money, 14 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
Massive buildings were added throughout the Medieval period, and the abbey became a renowned center of learning, attracting some of the greatest minds in Europe.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
They have been found in a section of the library housing around a quarter of the abbey’s 400,000 volumes.
—CNN Money, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbey
Noun
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Monks at the monastery continue to welcome hikers, bikers, and drivers, offering a bed for the night in one of the basic rooms or dorms.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Furba spins the prayer wheels surrounding the base of the monastery.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbey. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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