Thesaurus results for NURSERIES

nurseries

noun

plural of nursery

as in centers

a place or environment that favors the development of something ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy

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a school for children who are generally less than five years old are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus

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Recent Examples of nurseries Other white shark nurseries recognized globally are in the coastal waters off California, Mexico and Australia. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Are there retail nurseries in Maryland that just sell native plants? — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026 Between 1935 and 1942, federal nurseries distributed over 85 million kudzu seedlings to Southern landowners, and the government offered farmers up to $8 per acre to plant the vine on their land. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 Dieter emphasizes that gardeners should save seeds from plants that thrive in their gardens but which are difficult to find in nurseries or in seed catalogs. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026 Many other kinds of trees sold in nurseries are also grafted to make commercial production easier. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Webb’s infrared vision is particularly useful here because infrared light can penetrate dust that blocks much of the visible light, giving astronomers a better look at the processes taking place inside stellar nurseries. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 Consider soft pastels for nurseries, chic neutrals for minimalist spaces, or bold colors for playful café curtains. — Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026 These nurseries start out at extremely cold temperatures of about minus 442 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 263 degrees Celsius). — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Much of the pressure on Zac Taylor centers on not squandering Joe Burrow’s prime.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Inspired by real events, the six-parter centers on the first criminal investigation in Spain into the killing of a wild animal, following the death of bear Cachou in the Pyrenees’ Aran Valley in 2020.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of centers

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And the laws do not apply to stand-alone preschools or daycare centers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The high court’s upcoming term will also include various other major cases, including a case involving religious rights and schools over Colorado barring Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

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He is also believed to have furthered his religious studies in seminaries around Quetta and Kuchlak in Balochistan.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
This week brought me from Belgian Gothic seminaries to Victorian mansions, with a few aggressively average $4,700 apartments sprinkled among them to keep us grounded.

— Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of seminaries

Noun

The Nazis appear to be constructing bunkers and fortifying machine gun nests here at the border.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Bald eagles are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, so killing, selling or otherwise harming eagles, their nests or eggs is strictly prohibited.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of nests

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That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.

— Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of hotbeds

Noun

Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.

— Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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