1
as in schools
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a seminary exclusively for women
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as in centers
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 seminaries
At the same time, neo-traditionalist Catholic groups—with their own parishes and seminaries—will continue on a different course from the rest of the church.
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Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminaries
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Fans can expect to see Tusky everywhere — from Mammoth games and team events to community gatherings, schools and hospitals.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The paper doesn’t attempt to sort specific schools into tiers; that’s to be debated, or fought over, as implementation discussions heat up.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Painter centers on a young woman, trained from a young age, who must employ every skill in her arsenal to rescue her father after he is kidnapped.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Much of the consternation centers around a 120-foot cell tower located 130 feet from the school.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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So how do academies get their players?—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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From its first sessions in New York to academies now spanning the United States, the United Kingdom, and Austria, FSA has become a bridge between continents.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Plants look great, and nurseries have sales going on.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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The company, fittingly called Everglades Oysters, is built around a 74-acre underwater farm surrounded by the maze of mangroves that make up the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge and on the fringe of one of Florida’s most productive bull shark nurseries.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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One such label includes Seventh Avenue Brand, which is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the nation’s formative hotbeds of creativity.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
26 Aug. 2025
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The draw will be the highlight of the tournament for an area of the country that is one of the hotbeds for soccer in the US.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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This wasp builds tan paper nests containing several hundred workers in hollow trees, walls, and attics.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists in Spain recently published findings revealing the remarkable contents of bearded vultures' nests – including traces of the Middle Ages.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The summer pastures near Prospect Mountain feature fisheries, expansive water rights dating back to the early 1900s, and rock-climbing meccas.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Seminaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminaries. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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