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Recent Examples of nunnery
Despite her infamy, nothing is known about her after 1970, and even rumors that Ōshima tracked her down to a Kansai nunnery are unconfirmed.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Nang Aye Yin, 34, heard news that the nunnery where a relative of his was studying had collapsed.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
While Mikhail managed to escape by climbing out a window and taking refuge in a nearby nunnery, the men took his son hostage, and Mikhail was not able to ransom him until several days later.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The ruins of the Iona nunnery were visible from one window of the hall.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Nang Aye Yin, 34, heard news that the nunnery where a relative of his was studying had collapsed.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
While Mikhail managed to escape by climbing out a window and taking refuge in a nearby nunnery, the men took his son hostage, and Mikhail was not able to ransom him until several days later.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The ruins of the Iona nunnery were visible from one window of the hall.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nunnery
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One of the best places to stay is Villa Paola, a former 16th Century convent surrounded by a Mediterranean garden that overlooks the white beaches and rocky cliffs of the Costa degli Dei (Coast of the Gods).—
Gary Portuesi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Sisters’ convent was filmed at La Purisima Mission in Lompoc, north of Santa Barbara, now a public park.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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But a new theory suggests the book may have emerged from a Pictish monastery in Portmahomack, on Scotland’s northeast coast.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The monastery spreads over 5,000 acres of forest on a series of hills, according to its website.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Natural light, serene cloisters and Spanish gothic architectural flourishes characterize this memorial space, which is also home to an annual music festival, held annually during the summer solstice called the Garden of Memory.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Monasteries were dissolved, cloister vineyards broken up, and the bronze Horses of San Marco shipped to Paris.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Construction began on the Silverado Canyon abbey in 2018, about 7 miles north of its previous location in Trabuco Canyon after the priests and seminarians outgrew that location.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
2 Sep. 2025
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Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms and seaside villages along the English Channel draws visitors who come to honor the fallen or visit famous medieval fortresses and abbeys.—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Nunnery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nunnery. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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