as in monasteries
a residence for men under religious vows
monks living in a cloister in the country
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Recent Examples of cloisters
Just over the bridge, on neighboring Paradise Island, check out the Augustinian cloisters at Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort.
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Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Today, visitors come to Museo di San Marco to see the frescoes and panels by Fra Angelico, as well as its courtyard, cloisters, palazzo, and garden.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 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
On their Instagram account, Rita, 82, can be seen rushing about the cloisters and dabbling in boxing lessons.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Natural light, serene cloisters and Spanish gothic architectural flourishes characterize this memorial space, which is also home to an annual music festival, held annually during the summer solstice called the Garden of Memory.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Today, visitors come to Museo di San Marco to see the frescoes and panels by Fra Angelico, as well as its courtyard, cloisters, palazzo, and garden.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 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
On their Instagram account, Rita, 82, can be seen rushing about the cloisters and dabbling in boxing lessons.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Natural light, serene cloisters and Spanish gothic architectural flourishes characterize this memorial space, which is also home to an annual music festival, held annually during the summer solstice called the Garden of Memory.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloisters
Noun
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities on Monday, killing at least 11 people and sparking a blaze at one of the most important Orthodox monasteries.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, is a sprawling complex of monasteries and churches, including some underground, built between the 11th and 19th centuries.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms and seaside villages along the English Channel draws visitors who come to honor the fallen or visit famous medieval fortresses and abbeys.—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Euganean Hills are a treasure trove of biodiversity, and not only naturalistic but also historical, artistic and cultural, thanks to the presence of Venetian villas, castles, villages, monasteries and abbeys.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Cloisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloisters. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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