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Recent Examples of monastic
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
The reflective values of the Japanese tea ceremony trace their origins to a monastic routine.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
Buddhist organizations, whose members are also known to skew older, have been trying to connect with younger people by updating the image of monastics, usually known for their no-nonsense asceticism.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 13 May 2024
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Adjective
Materially, the team anchored the home in a quiet, almost monastic palette of limestone handpicked in the quarries outside of Valencia, Spain, and oak for warmth.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
The reflective values of the Japanese tea ceremony trace their origins to a monastic routine.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
Explore medieval monastic ruins on Innisfallen Island, and immerse yourself in ancient silence.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
Buddhist organizations, whose members are also known to skew older, have been trying to connect with younger people by updating the image of monastics, usually known for their no-nonsense asceticism.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 13 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monastic
Adjective
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Housed in a bulletproof case, the delicate bones reveal the saint’s ascetic life while strict security protects relics from historical theft.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Later in life Foucault will become more ascetic, but not yet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But degraded conventual forces could drive Putin to other means of exerting force.—
Matt Seyler,
ABC News,
10 May 2022
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The Rev. Brad Heckathorne, a Conventual Franciscan friar, performed the ceremony at the chapel at Duke University.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2017
Noun
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And Jim Kale and I were not exactly living the life of a Buddhist monk.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In an age of algorithmic din, Feldman’s appeal lies in his unhurried, monkish devotion to the elementals of sound.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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And also there is something a little bit, the word that comes to mind is almost monkish.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One was that literary journalism anthology the mendicant had flipped through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
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The first mendicant orders, like the Franciscans and Dominicans, received papal approval in the early 13th century.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Its authors tell in previously unheard detail how Cardinal Robert Prevost, a low-key Augustinian friar from Chicago, had quietly garnered support from fellow cardinals as the conclave got underway but remained under the radar of wider attention as a serious candidate.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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The display marks a long saga over the friar’s remains and honors the 800th anniversary of his death.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The authoritarian regime has brutally oppressed the people of Iran for generations.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Or think of how extreme weather can disrupt voting access, creating real and perceived grievances that are fertile ground for authoritarian interference in elections.—
Michael Chertoff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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An unlikely band of prominent business, religious, government and academic leaders have set aside their political differences and signed onto a new declaration of human rights for the AI age.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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In both his religious and civic life, Turner fought for Black equality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Monastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monastic. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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