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Recent Examples of nuns
One of the nuns was allegedly killed by a demon appearing as a nun, and the other died by suicide to avoid being possessed by the evil force.
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Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
At some point, a pair of politically active nuns started hanging out at the Nash home, eventually leaving their formal nun habits, cast off as part of their activism, at the house.
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Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
At some point, a pair of politically active nuns started hanging out at the Nash home, eventually leaving their formal nun habits, cast off as part of their activism, at the house.
—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuns
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Two monks sustained serious injuries, and one monk lost part of his leg as a result of the crash.
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As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
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The free Apple Photos is approachable for photography novices but still powerful enough to satisfy those who want extra control.
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To create something wholly new, the narrative team looked back to other games with a low barrier to entry, particularly early 2000s Nintendo consoles that invited novices to join the fold.
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Even supplements such as Nutrafol contain biotin which can elevate hormone levels, so the sisters are careful and consult with their physicians.
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Zeenat’s mother was a respected woman in her clan; both of Zeenat’s sisters had married into a Syed family, and her brother worked for the village head and had authority enough to report directly to the local landlord.
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What a theft of life and talent, and what a waste of care, quick-wittedness, and capability by Reverend Mother Constance.
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Wiest will play the Reverend Mother Constance Mary Cabot, who is responsible for keeping her convent running and keeping the sisters safe in episode 7.
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In the film, set in 1948 over the course of just seven days, Teresa — Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Loreto — is in her late 30s.
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The story is set in Kolkata, India in August 1948, following Teresa, Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Loreto, over the course of seven pivotal days for her.
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Funeral ceremonies are expected to begin in Tehran and move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, then to Mashhad, Khamenei's birthplace.
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The procession will move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, and then to Mashhad, Khamenei’s birthplace.
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Throughout much of Buddhist history, and particularly in Theravada Buddhist contexts, mindfulness and its associated meditation methods have been the purview of mendicants (monks and nuns), who used mindfulness meditation to achieve trance states (jhana) leading to nirvana.
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But those states also have Republican governors, who would have raised holy hell if their constituents had been menaced by these roving mobs of mendicants.
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“Nuns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuns. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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