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Recent Examples of friary
At the friary, everyone would pray and eat together.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
According to the complaint, Ray — who was not an Augustinian — was allowed to live at an Augustinian friary in Chicago from 2000 to 2002.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
When in town, Prevost would often visit with him and other Augustinian brothers at the friary at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, where Roccasalva used to live and work.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Ray was moved out of the friary in 2002 and eventually left the priesthood.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The Vatican has reportedly denied that the new pope approved Ray to move to the friary, Newsweek reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 9 May 2025
The Vatican has reportedly denied Prevost authorized Ray's arrangements for the friary.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Historical records indicated the king was buried in Grey Friars after the Battle of Bosworth, but the friary’s exact location—and, by extension, that of Richard’s grave—was lost during the English Reformation in the mid-16th century.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
Of the friary’s ecclesiastical past little remained.
—Catherine Nicholson, The New York Review of Books, 1 June 2023
Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
According to the complaint, Ray — who was not an Augustinian — was allowed to live at an Augustinian friary in Chicago from 2000 to 2002.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
When in town, Prevost would often visit with him and other Augustinian brothers at the friary at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, where Roccasalva used to live and work.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Ray was moved out of the friary in 2002 and eventually left the priesthood.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The Vatican has reportedly denied that the new pope approved Ray to move to the friary, Newsweek reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 9 May 2025
The Vatican has reportedly denied Prevost authorized Ray's arrangements for the friary.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Historical records indicated the king was buried in Grey Friars after the Battle of Bosworth, but the friary’s exact location—and, by extension, that of Richard’s grave—was lost during the English Reformation in the mid-16th century.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
Of the friary’s ecclesiastical past little remained.
—Catherine Nicholson, The New York Review of Books, 1 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friary
Noun
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Curious newbies can sign up for the monastery’s Beginning Instruction sessions every other Sunday and on the second Wednesday of each month, or participate in a weekend retreat.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
9 July 2025
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Other cultural experiences include Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas and ancient temples in central forests.—
Rumit Mehta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The wedding festivities kicked off on Thursday, June 27, with a welcome party, held in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church Thursday night.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The abbey also has space for lease on both sides that would suit a creative or hospitality-oriented company, Short said.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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The route extends from Varna, near the abbey, beyond Castel Roncolo near Bolzano, eventually reaching the Adige Valley near Terlano and Vilpiano.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Friary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friary. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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