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Recent Examples of abbey
Published in 1842, Poe’s story follows Prince Prospero, who retreats with a group of nobles into a fortified abbey as a deadly plague ravages the countryside.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Connolly was the floral artistic director for the Prince and Princess of Wales' April 2011 wedding day and brought in six field maples, two hornbeams and almost 30,000 flowers to decorate the abbey.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Before the church authorities moved the nuns into care almost two years ago, the local abbey and Archdiocese of Salzburg acquired the convent.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Take in the Gothic splendor of the abbey, where Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married, and where Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin are buried.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Connolly was the floral artistic director for the Prince and Princess of Wales' April 2011 wedding day and brought in six field maples, two hornbeams and almost 30,000 flowers to decorate the abbey.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Before the church authorities moved the nuns into care almost two years ago, the local abbey and Archdiocese of Salzburg acquired the convent.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Take in the Gothic splendor of the abbey, where Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married, and where Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin are buried.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbey
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One of the most popular hikes—the Vikos Gorge—journeys through one of the deepest gorges, winding along quiet villages and monasteries.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco, 1980 Set in a 14th-century Italian monastery, this is a wonderfully complex murder mystery.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
20 Mar. 2026
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Located just east of the Main Quad, Ida Noyes Hall is the home of Doc Films' Max Palevsky Cinema, the campus Pub for over-21 crowd, an array of offices and event spaces, and an architecturally striking staircase and cloister.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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There are still 20 friars who live in the convent around the cloister carrying out their duties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbey. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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