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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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as in preschools
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
Though big-box plant stores and global retailers have threatened to price out small nurseries in the area, Johnson said Talini’s serves a niche purpose for gardeners that has helped protect it.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The expo offers artisans, landscape architects, nurseries, local community services, food trucks, giveaways, a plant swap and fun activities for families.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
County officials are also proactively notifying local citrus growers, plant nurseries and other related businesses.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Plants grown in nurseries are crops maturing at different times throughout the year.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
These arms act as cosmic nurseries where new stars are constantly forming.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
When well cared for, most Meyer lemon trees will produce fruit after two years— possibly sooner if your tree was grafted from a mature mother plant, which is common practice at many nurseries.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
The lack of bulky armrests makes this a streamlined pick for small spaces like nurseries or entryways.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Look for onion plants at garden centers and nurseries in early spring.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The expo offers artisans, landscape architects, nurseries, local community services, food trucks, giveaways, a plant swap and fun activities for families.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
County officials are also proactively notifying local citrus growers, plant nurseries and other related businesses.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Plants grown in nurseries are crops maturing at different times throughout the year.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
These arms act as cosmic nurseries where new stars are constantly forming.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026
When well cared for, most Meyer lemon trees will produce fruit after two years— possibly sooner if your tree was grafted from a mature mother plant, which is common practice at many nurseries.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
The lack of bulky armrests makes this a streamlined pick for small spaces like nurseries or entryways.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Look for onion plants at garden centers and nurseries in early spring.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurseries
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Iran also is targeting data centers with both cyber and conventional weapons, showing how important the centers have become to the economy, communications and military information security.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran has wreaked havoc on military bases, tourist centers and data centers used by America’s largest tech giants with swarms of low-cost Shahed drones that cost between $20,000 and $50,000, according to public estimates.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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In most preschools, children are separated by age.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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The state’s public preschools, public colleges and universities have not been adversely impacted by the state’s support for students in private settings.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Taylor grew up evangelical and got a master’s from Fuller Theological Seminary, at the time one of the country’s most prominent evangelical seminaries.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Most of them reside and run seminaries in the holy cities of Qom in Iran and Najaf in Iraq.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Money-minded Venus conjoins aching Chiron in your 4th House of Domesticity, feathering their nests as an example to you.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The early-season tournaments or invitationals, such as Clearwater two weeks ago or the gem of this past week, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, are hotbeds for shocking upsets and surprising — and sometimes uncharacteristic — early-season thrillers.—
Molly Keshin,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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“Nurseries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurseries. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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