as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids
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Recent Examples of conservatory
The director, a graduate of the AFI conservatory, spent two summers growing up gritting his teeth at an all-boys sleepaway sports camp.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
My undergrad was at Southern Oregon University, which is like a Shakespeare conservatory, because the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is there.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The resulting 6,000-square-foot structure, which evokes images of conservatories and greenhouses one of the owners found online, has a distinctly old-world sensibility.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2025
In 2018, a lion escaped its enclosure and killed a recent college graduate at a North Carolina conservatory during a routine cleaning.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
My undergrad was at Southern Oregon University, which is like a Shakespeare conservatory, because the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is there.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The resulting 6,000-square-foot structure, which evokes images of conservatories and greenhouses one of the owners found online, has a distinctly old-world sensibility.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2025
In 2018, a lion escaped its enclosure and killed a recent college graduate at a North Carolina conservatory during a routine cleaning.
—CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conservatory
greenhouse
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For light and warmth, much of the basement is wrapped in twin-wall polycarbonate panels, which are commonly used in greenhouses and can create significant heat on sunny winter days.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The developer’s rezoning request calls for removing a greenhouse and accessory buildings for the development called Old Statesville Road Mixed-Use, town documents show.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Conservatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatory. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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