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Recent Examples of convent
Catholic seminaries and convents across Vietnam have also expanded in recent years, producing a bumper crop of young priests and nuns.
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Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Detail of the 600-year-old Fra Angelico fresco of a crucifixion that is being restored at a convent outside of Florence.
—Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Vista Ostuni - Ostuni (opening summer 2025) The upcoming Vista Ostuni will be taking over a former 14th-century palazzo originally constructed as a convent in the ‘White City’ of Ostuni in Puglia.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
There are hints of nuclear incident, climate collapse, AI run amok — all filtered through the narrow perspective of a survivor’s diary written in a convent where evil nuns hold sway over the worthy and unworthy alike.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Detail of the 600-year-old Fra Angelico fresco of a crucifixion that is being restored at a convent outside of Florence.
—Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Vista Ostuni - Ostuni (opening summer 2025) The upcoming Vista Ostuni will be taking over a former 14th-century palazzo originally constructed as a convent in the ‘White City’ of Ostuni in Puglia.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
There are hints of nuclear incident, climate collapse, AI run amok — all filtered through the narrow perspective of a survivor’s diary written in a convent where evil nuns hold sway over the worthy and unworthy alike.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convent
Noun
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Though not a terrible story idea for a climactic event around which to build the series’ climax, the set-up is rushed and doesn’t include Yeon-joo, who is at her monastery home for much of the competition.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
11 June 2025
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The 1,500-year-old monastery, nestled deep in the forested mountains of central China’s Henan province, is known for Zen Buddhism and the Chinese martial art of kung fu.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The church of St Francis is also worth visiting for the peaceful cloister with graceful Gothic arches and creeping greenery.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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With stone walls, vaulted ceilings, and Renaissance cloister, Parador is a prime example of Gothic architecture.—
Carlsen Jes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The crime–assisting in the raid of a Benedictine priory alongside Sir Fitzpayne.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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One was an indictment in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of Edward III, detailing how Ela and her husband, Forde, and several other accomplices raided a Benedictine priory in 1321.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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