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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
Anna Ohler is the owner of Bright Lane Gardens, a nursery dedicated to sustainable gardening and ecological landscaping.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Furnishing a nursery can cost $400 to $2,000, travel gear like strollers and car seats can add up to the same; and recurring feeding costs in the first year run $360 to $4,800, Thrivent found.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
If growing a plant bought from a nursery, dig a hole the same depth as the plant was in the container.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Parents could drop their children at the free basement nursery.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Furnishing a nursery can cost $400 to $2,000, travel gear like strollers and car seats can add up to the same; and recurring feeding costs in the first year run $360 to $4,800, Thrivent found.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
If growing a plant bought from a nursery, dig a hole the same depth as the plant was in the container.
—Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Parents could drop their children at the free basement nursery.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
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Vote counting would begin immediately after the ballot boxes are collected and transported to counting centers across the Himalayan nation, which could be as early as Thursday night.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Astronomers captured the most detailed image yet of our galaxy’s center.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 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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Pazos, Grom and Gracey questioned whether the hotel would raise security issues as a result of newcomers driving into the community, noting the presence of a preschool near the plaza.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The family nest is nestled inside the community nest, which is nestled into other nests as well.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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There is nothing glamorous about arriving at your hotel and untangling a nest of cords.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Arafi serves on both the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts and has spent years overseeing Iran's influential network of seminaries in Qom.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The other half is being written in the seminaries of Qom and the offices of the Guardian Council, where senior jurists are quietly running their own calculations about risk and reward.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 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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The film, a claustrophobic chamber drama, peered at several bitterly unhappy characters through a hothouse palette of aquarium blues and darkroom reds.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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