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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
Noun
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The final grand surprise of her first day in Mexico came when someone informed her that the creation was the work of a single nun living in the seclusion of the Hieronymite convent of Santa Paula, just a few miles away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The three Augustinian sisters — who use only their religious names — recently ran away from a nursing home and, with the help of a local locksmith, broke back into the convent that used to be their home.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Monks at the monastery continue to welcome hikers, bikers, and drivers, offering a bed for the night in one of the basic rooms or dorms.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Furba spins the prayer wheels surrounding the base of the monastery.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Giggles aside, Rita says they were taken to a nursing home against their will two years ago when church authorities shuttered the cloisters as nun numbers diminished.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite the morning chill, hundreds of pilgrims were already circling the kora, a two-mile prayer path around the cloister’s walls.—
Chris Schalkx,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Take in the Gothic splendor of the abbey, where Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married, and where Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin are buried.—
Susanne Fowler,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Nunnery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nunnery. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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