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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
Shia Islam’s clerical structure has historically been decentralized, with different ayatollahs, seminaries, and religious networks operating with considerable autonomy.
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Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
At the heart of the unrest is a long-standing exemption that allows ultra-Orthodox men who study full-time in religious seminaries to avoid military service — a policy that many Israelis view as deeply unfair.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
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.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
At the heart of the unrest is a long-standing exemption that allows ultra-Orthodox men who study full-time in religious seminaries to avoid military service — a policy that many Israelis view as deeply unfair.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
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.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminaries
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The platform acts as a firewall for the schools, Simpkins said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Now, lawmakers are considering expanding the list further to include medical and behavioral health facilities, schools, colleges and universities.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Fortunately, this legislative session, which began last week, the Colorado legislature is looking at ways to shield residents from rate hikes caused by data centers.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Our demand for power is vast, not least because of the enormous appetite of LLMs served by massive data centers.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Taking Care Of Macaws Solves Problems For Communities Another model is training communities to operate native plant nurseries.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some nurseries, including Tillery Street, sell a frost cloth called a Planket that has a rope fastening at the bottom, but regular sheets and blankets work just as well.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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Some scientific disciplines have become hotbeds for slop.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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The second decade of the 20th century had seen San Diego become one of the world’s hotbeds for innovation and development in the nascent field of manned flight.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Locals used to take chicks from their nests and sell them as pets to Europeans or Americans.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Several nests of endangered tri-colored herons — considered a threatened species in Florida — were found on the island.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Seminaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminaries. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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