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Recent Examples of lamasery
His sister is a smart square peg who took off running at the end of Season 3; in the new season, the family is trying to find her, a trip that takes them to a Tibetan lamasery, down South American rivers and onto a Japanese game show.
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Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamasery
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This part of the Indian Himalayas is especially important for pilgrims seeking spiritual retreats, most famously at the Kainchi Dham ashram, where Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg spent time.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Gilbert wrote about one of her ashrams in Eat Pray Love.—
Blair Glaser,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, Russia has ramped up attacks on civilian centers usually considered off-limits in wartime, such as a 1,000-year-old cathedral and monastery complex in Kyiv that was bombed Sunday night, killing three people.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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Deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight sparked an intense blaze at a 1,000-year-old monastery in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, one of the country’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The first was held in the cloister of the Gallery of Modern Art (GAM), with a private tour and cocktail reception for guests.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
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Yes, the garden cloister arches are brand new, but the seamless blend of old and fake old really works.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The complex, which includes an 11th-century Benedictine abbey and a 16th-century basilica, is revered for its Black Madonna statue and is home to a boy's choir that has existed since the 13th century and is Europe's oldest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The complex, which includes an 11th-century Benedictine abbey and a 16th-century basilica, is revered for its Black Madonna statue and is home to a boy’s choir that has existed since the 13th century and is Europe’s oldest.—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Lamasery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamasery. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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