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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
After Marshall’s son was born, doctors transferred the newborn to a specialty nursery within the hospital.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
By studying this new planetary nursery and others like it, astronomers hope to get a tighter grasp on how our own solar system came to be.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
In the home’s present configuration, one of the bedrooms is outfitted as a gym with a wet bar, while another bedroom is set up as an en suite nursery.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Pick up plants at the nursery to see blooms by June.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
By studying this new planetary nursery and others like it, astronomers hope to get a tighter grasp on how our own solar system came to be.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
In the home’s present configuration, one of the bedrooms is outfitted as a gym with a wet bar, while another bedroom is set up as an en suite nursery.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Pick up plants at the nursery to see blooms by June.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
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Texas had subbed 7-foot center Matas Vokietaitis out of the game with 11 seconds left after Boilermakers big man Oscar Cluff had fouled out, giving Purdue a better opportunity in the paint.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Gators now await NBA decisions from Condon, small forward Thomas Haugh and center Rueben Chinyelu, three juniors who formed one of the nation’s top frontcourts alongside with 7-foot-1 senior reserve Micah Handlogten.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Universal preschool and child care supports parents’ ability to work, especially women.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Jeff picked Thai up at preschool that afternoon, and their family never went home.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 Your nest could potentially use a little feathering!—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 2020, the nest was raided by an unpaired male, and only three of seven chicks survived.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Larijani was born June, 3, 1958, in Najaf in neighboring Iraq, where his father, Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli, was studying at the Shia seminary.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
17 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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Meyer conjures a hothouse of academic passion and political tumult in one woman’s quest for self-acceptance.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
2 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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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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