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Recent Examples of nun
They are allowed to mix and mingle in nearby buildings and courtyards, and dine together in a cafeteria setting staffed by nuns.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Sister Agnes amps up the drama The nuns running the Casa Santa Marta are mostly seen and not heard.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Sister Agnes amps up the drama The nuns running the Casa Santa Marta are mostly seen and not heard.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Swiss zoologists, botanists, engineers, priests and nuns from missionary societies, merchants and rentier businesspeople, warlords and mercenaries ventured out to participate in plunder and looting as adjuncts or sidekicks of the stronger world powers and financiers.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nun
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When the abbess died in 866, she was buried in the abbey church.Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
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That makes the abbess a likely candidate for the author of the inscription and marginal doodles.Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2023
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In instances like these, the best thing to do is follow the advice of a Zen monk named Paul Loomans and befriend what scares you, which Burkeman references in his book.Renée Onque, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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The book was written in response to the August 2008 assassination of Hindu monk Lakshmanananda Saraswati, also known as the Hindu Swami.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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In response, the diocese said in a statement that the Holy See has acted toward healing the Arlington Carmel and the nuns in the community and not simply the former prioress and her former councilors.Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024
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Matrix by Lauren Groff Currents of violence and devotion coalesce around Marie de France, a 17-year-old sent to be the new prioress of a 12th-century English abbey.Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2024
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Kinvara, that red priestess who popped up in Myrene on Game of Thrones season 6, will be so happy that she's now vindicated in her claims.Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
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Legend has it that Apollo prevented his muse priestess from brewing, imbibing or smoking laurel leaves, which have a mild narcotic property.Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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All the stops on this tour are locations administered by the Dominican friars.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a Catholic religious order of Franciscan friars, was founded in Italy.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The historic moment summoned bandana loyalists and Willie novices alike.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
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Found in the Brazilian savannas, this terrestrial tarantula is a favorite among both novice and seasoned keepers for its manageable size and temperament.Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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This next-generation Apollo program — named after Apollo’s mythological twin sister Artemis — plans to send four astronauts around the moon as soon as next year.Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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The children of Crown Princess Victoria — Carl Philip’s older sister and heir to the throne — retained their HRH styling.Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Some of the spotlighted individuals, like St. Catherine of Siena and English anchoress Julian of Norwich, were celebrated in their day as visionaries, while others, including Kempe and Joan of Arc, were persecuted as heretics.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Louise, a former anchoress, is her humble, tyrannical maid.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nun. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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