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or madrasa
also madrassah
or madrasah
as in yeshiva
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Recent Examples of madrassa
And as media reports have suggested, these madrassas or seminaries had already been vacated earlier.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
On Sunday, Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani offered a more moderate statement at a madrassa in Kabul, urging Taliban leaders to avoid imposing their will on the Afghan people.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Mosques, madrassas, and mausoleums were festooned in teal and indigo mosaic tiles and crowned with the azure domes that became a signature of Central Asian architecture.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2022
Local militant groups like ABT recruit from among madrasah students and teachers, while one of the first deadly attacks on a blogger, back in 2013, was carried out by students at North South University, a prestigious Dhaka educational institution.
—Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2017
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
On Sunday, Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani offered a more moderate statement at a madrassa in Kabul, urging Taliban leaders to avoid imposing their will on the Afghan people.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Mosques, madrassas, and mausoleums were festooned in teal and indigo mosaic tiles and crowned with the azure domes that became a signature of Central Asian architecture.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2022
Local militant groups like ABT recruit from among madrasah students and teachers, while one of the first deadly attacks on a blogger, back in 2013, was carried out by students at North South University, a prestigious Dhaka educational institution.
—Michael Kugelman, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madrassa
Noun
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Ephy Carlebach, 18, attends yeshiva school in Beit Shemesh, one of the first Israeli cities Iran attacked during the war.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Last week, many Israelis erupted in outrage as 90 yeshiva students flew to Poland to visit the grave of a famous rabbi, while their non-Haredi counterparts were being called up to the front.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her father was an elementary school principal, and her mother was a kindergarten teacher.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2026
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Her son, Brooks, is a kindergarten student in the district.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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