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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
So most of the plants Allen acquired were through referrals to other collectors or specialty nurseries.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
There were no patients in the labor rooms, no newborns in the nursery, and the halls were silent.
—John McHugh, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Attorneys for Howard argued that damage to the nursery would have been negligible except the flood waters had been diverted across nursery land by embankments at the city’s new sewerage disposal plant.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
So, early in the film, what later becomes the nursery is a little office that Sue uses.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 July 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
There were no patients in the labor rooms, no newborns in the nursery, and the halls were silent.
—John McHugh, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Attorneys for Howard argued that damage to the nursery would have been negligible except the flood waters had been diverted across nursery land by embankments at the city’s new sewerage disposal plant.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
So, early in the film, what later becomes the nursery is a little office that Sue uses.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
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And the lingering aftermath of the fraudulent rehab center scam has stretched some groups to their limits.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian brigade command centers display as many as 60 of these drone feeds around the clock.—
ERIC SCHMIDT,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
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More than 200 children in preschool through fifth grade and 120 volunteers came together during a recent weeklong Vacation Bible School program at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Palos Heights.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The school will serve students in preschool through eighth grade at the Bramble Nature Campus on Homer Avenue.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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In August 2024, Sharon shared a motherhood milestone as her second son flew the nest for college.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The nest exhibited radiation 10 times the level allowed by federal regulations, according to the Energy Department report.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Yet many donors—ministers, nonprofit leaders, and faithful laity—gave to support orthodox Christian training rooted in biblical fidelity, not the progressive agendas dominating mainline seminaries.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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The pontiff had lived in the house full-time until going off to a Michigan seminary for high school in 1969 and following that, to college at Villanova University in 1973.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Miyamoto on Monday took to Twitter to explain the film needed a few more weeks in the hothouse to complete.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Santa Monica High was a hothouse of political engagement, where students — the children of entertainment executives, bankers and lawyers, as well as nannies, day laborers and wait staff — were finding their footing as activists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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