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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
These can be found at nurseries or online retailers.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
To safeguard these coastal nurseries and mitigate these threats, Wildcoast, an ocean conservation organization, runs its Tidepool Ambassador Program, educating visitors on their importance.
—Lillie Mulligan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
The majority of invasive species in the United States were originally introduced in horticultural contexts, including botanic gardens and nurseries.
—Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The best friends were able to support each other through every step of their pregnancies, from decorating the nurseries, signing up for registries and picking baby names.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
About 40 people have registered with the state to sell seeds to the nurseries, but only about 15 or so of those regularly bring in seeds, Winks said.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Lists of native plant nurseries and landscapers that specialize in natives are also found on the site.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Climate change and shifting prey Climate patterns like El Niño are altering the range of white sharks, pushing nurseries closer to the Gulf of California.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Today, it’s exclusively licensed to just two nurseries, one of which is the iconic April & Ashley, a luxury farm-to-door rose retailer.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
To safeguard these coastal nurseries and mitigate these threats, Wildcoast, an ocean conservation organization, runs its Tidepool Ambassador Program, educating visitors on their importance.
—Lillie Mulligan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
The majority of invasive species in the United States were originally introduced in horticultural contexts, including botanic gardens and nurseries.
—Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The best friends were able to support each other through every step of their pregnancies, from decorating the nurseries, signing up for registries and picking baby names.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
About 40 people have registered with the state to sell seeds to the nurseries, but only about 15 or so of those regularly bring in seeds, Winks said.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
Lists of native plant nurseries and landscapers that specialize in natives are also found on the site.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Climate change and shifting prey Climate patterns like El Niño are altering the range of white sharks, pushing nurseries closer to the Gulf of California.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Today, it’s exclusively licensed to just two nurseries, one of which is the iconic April & Ashley, a luxury farm-to-door rose retailer.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurseries
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Roughly half of the nation’s major air traffic control centers are experiencing staff shortages, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News.—
Chase Jordan
Updated November 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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While some programs have been boosted by local funds, over 8,000 children under the age of five are being impacted by the funding lapse as their preschools shut down along with the government.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the time, Zapp had just moved into her first home with her husband and was busy looking for preschools for her son, who was four at the time.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the heart of the unrest is a long-standing exemption that allows ultra-Orthodox men who study full-time in religious seminaries to avoid military service — a policy that many Israelis view as deeply unfair.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Scan treetops for high points with clear views of the surrounding landscape for nests.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2026
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As Interesting Engineering reported in July 2025, workers at the Savannah River Site discovered a series of radioactive wasp nests during routine inspections near the F-Area Tank Farm.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The armed forces are not often seen as hotbeds of creativity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Nurseries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurseries. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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