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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
Baby animal enthusiasts rejoice, soon there will be new pups to see in the Nashville Zoo's nursery.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Two other dams, Link River and Keno, still bar salmon from reaching their farthest nurseries.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
For the nursery Create a soothing and safe environment for your little one with essential gear like comfortable gliders, portable playpens and bedside sleepers.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This 44-acre former plant nursery is now a public garden with many vantage points for taking in the autumn splendor.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Two other dams, Link River and Keno, still bar salmon from reaching their farthest nurseries.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
For the nursery Create a soothing and safe environment for your little one with essential gear like comfortable gliders, portable playpens and bedside sleepers.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This 44-acre former plant nursery is now a public garden with many vantage points for taking in the autumn splendor.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
Noun
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But the center’s allegations are of another type.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to Pliops, deploying Pliops XDP LightningAI in data centers offers significant cost savings.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As of the end of June, around 55,800 children were relying on either the CCDF or Indiana’s On My Way Pre-K vouchers, which help low-income families pay for preschool for 4-year-olds.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
4 Sep. 2025
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For childcare facilities and preschools, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP); IPV (polio); measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); varicella; Hib; pneumococcal conjugate; and hepatitis B shots are required.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Twenty years later, the city had 30 nests.—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Remnants of concrete German artillery bunkers and machine gun nests litter the coastline.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of these were hatched at the English College, a seminary in the French city of Rheims.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The seminary’s enduring mission, like that of all great institutions of learning, is to cultivate the intellectual and ethical capacities of leaders prepared to confront the complexities of history.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Every college town nurtures its own hothouse music subculture, and the venerable university halls of Oxford, England, are no exception.—
Andrew Pulver,
Air Mail,
2 Aug. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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