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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’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.
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Brad Braxton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The seminary has not become an endangered species.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The next day, I was invited to the seminary where the deacons lived and studied.
—Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The seminary also had a number of offices which were transformed into hospital support rooms, including an electrotherapy room.
—Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
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Brad Braxton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The seminary has not become an endangered species.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The next day, I was invited to the seminary where the deacons lived and studied.
—Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The seminary also had a number of offices which were transformed into hospital support rooms, including an electrotherapy room.
—Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminary
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Her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, was working her shift at Hennepin County Medical Center, where several of the wounded were taken, before even knowing her children’s school was involved.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump signed an executive order to prohibit schools from allowing biological males to play in girls' sports in February, but the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has persistently defied it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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When the cremation center staff asked what happened, the partner admitted Aria had been killed by a larger dog.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The concerns center on the potential enforcement of the state-wide ban on camping in public spaces ushered in by the Safer Kentucky Act, our Killian Baarlaer reports.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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One additional guest stateroom on the main deck can be configured as a massage room, gym, or nursery, for instance.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Friends had already thrown her a shower, and the finishing touches were set on the nursery, except for a crib.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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The chimney sweep will identify whether your chimney requires cleaning to remove creosote build-up, animal nests, or debris.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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To prove their point, the researchers analyzed 46 years’ worth of venture-capital startup investments, among other data points.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The project, called the MARS-V Project, is under development by MARS-V, a non-governmental organization based in Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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New York City remains the cocktail mecca of the Americas, with four Big Apple bars making this year’s list, including the East Village’s Superbueno (rising 15 places to 12), the West Village’s Sip & Guzzle (39), the Lower East Side’s Double Chicken Please (41), and FiDi’s Overstory (46).—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Seminary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminary. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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