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as in center
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 preschool
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 nursery
Tidal marshes are crucial nurseries for young Chinook salmon and a focal point for efforts to bring these fish back from the brink of extinction.
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John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Or better yet, find a native plant nursery with specimens grown from über-local seeds.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Furthermore, it is never sold in nurseries except as a gift plant.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The family contributed its own layers, and the list is long and personal, including the piano, chairs in the living room and nursery and a needlepoint rug in the primary bedroom.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
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John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Or better yet, find a native plant nursery with specimens grown from über-local seeds.
—Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 3 May 2026
Furthermore, it is never sold in nurseries except as a gift plant.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The family contributed its own layers, and the list is long and personal, including the piano, chairs in the living room and nursery and a needlepoint rug in the primary bedroom.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
Noun
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At that time, around 200 public hospitals, along with federally qualified health centers, were eligible for 340B pricing.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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During the next three weeks, mobile internet was impeded or shut off in the center of Moscow.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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This past week in Queens, New York, multiple Jewish homes, a synagogue and a Jewish community center housing a preschool were vandalized with swastikas and antisemitic graffiti, raising alarm among residents.—
Ariella Noveck,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The school, one of the district’s final two parent participation preschools, was identified for closure because of the district’s ongoing fiscal crisis.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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The birds are known to leave their eggs in other females’ nests—outsourcing the parenting of the young to another bird.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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Defending nests is not a behavior such as is done by social wasps and hornets.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Zaragoza had dropped out of seminary to join the army but was refused admission.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Yeshivat Maharat, the first Orthodox seminary to ordain women as rabbis, is in New York.—
Michal Raucher,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Every era, too, brings its own social and political pressures, especially in the hothouse of academia.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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But the hothouse of the Big Apple jazz scene and the eminent conservatory couldn’t keep her contained.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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