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Recent Examples of cloister
Give yourself ample time to tour the 42-acre complex; besides the mausoleum, there is a mosque, a guest house, cloisters, courtyards, and vast gardens.
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
An evening welcome ceremony for the wedding was held June 26 in the cloisters of Madonna dell'Orto, a medieval church in the central area of Cannaregio.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The event is taking place at a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church.
Gates, who was spotted at the Venice Marco Polo Airport earlier in the day, was dressed in a classic black suit with a white button-up shirt.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 June 2025
According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church on Thursday night.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
An evening welcome ceremony for the wedding was held June 26 in the cloisters of Madonna dell'Orto, a medieval church in the central area of Cannaregio.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The event is taking place at a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church.
Gates, who was spotted at the Venice Marco Polo Airport earlier in the day, was dressed in a classic black suit with a white button-up shirt.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 June 2025
According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church on Thursday night.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloister
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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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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Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Cloister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloister. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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