1
as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a seminary exclusively for women
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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score
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Recent Examples of seminary
The seminary sold an 140-unit complex to the city of Fort Worth in 2023 for $11 million.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Just three courses short of finishing his studies at the seminary, Jackson dropped out to pursue a full-time career in civil rights.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Perhaps this appreciation stems from my early days in the seminary.
—Chick Pritchard, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
In 2011, Isaacs became the first openly gay rabbi ordained by the Conservative seminary.
—Luis Andres Henao, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Just three courses short of finishing his studies at the seminary, Jackson dropped out to pursue a full-time career in civil rights.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Perhaps this appreciation stems from my early days in the seminary.
—Chick Pritchard, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
In 2011, Isaacs became the first openly gay rabbi ordained by the Conservative seminary.
—Luis Andres Henao, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminary
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Iranian state media has reported that a girls' school in southern Iran was hit in an airstrike on Saturday, killing at least 165 people and wounding dozens more.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Artnews last June listed SVA as one of the US art schools most reliant on international students attending its graduate programs, behind only the Savannah College of Art and Design.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 Mar. 2026
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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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After a brief stay, Hicks was transferred to another facility, the Decatur Correctional Center, where she was placed in a prison nursery program for mothers and their babies.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Take this sheet set that would feel right at home in a nursery or romantic guest bedroom.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 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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Shah, 35, former mayor of the capital city of Kathmandu, has dominated the race to become Nepal’s PM during the campaign, gaining popularity across the country.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sri Lanka said more than 200 sailors aboard another Iranian warship near its coast were being escorted to a naval base outside the capital, Colombo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Over the decades, the city has staged World Cup matches and has since become an international soccer mecca.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Next door at the Locust, James Cook discusses Cafe des Artistes, Ocean Drive’s newest mecca for the young and stylish.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Seminary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminary. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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