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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
Southwestern Seminary continues to be one of the largest and best resourced seminaries among the 280 seminaries accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, Dockery said in his letter.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
The politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their followers to forgo military service and instead study in religious seminaries, but those exemptions are under threat.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Orthodox schools, a figure that does not include haredi Orthodox teenagers studying in yeshivot and seminaries not included in government data.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Taylor grew up evangelical and got a master’s from Fuller Theological Seminary, at the time one of the country’s most prominent evangelical seminaries.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Most of them reside and run seminaries in the holy cities of Qom in Iran and Najaf in Iraq.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
For a clerical establishment that cared above all about its courts, seminaries, and endowments, this was alarming.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Arafi serves on both the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts and has spent years overseeing Iran's influential network of seminaries in Qom.
—Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 5 Mar. 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
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
The politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their followers to forgo military service and instead study in religious seminaries, but those exemptions are under threat.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Orthodox schools, a figure that does not include haredi Orthodox teenagers studying in yeshivot and seminaries not included in government data.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Taylor grew up evangelical and got a master’s from Fuller Theological Seminary, at the time one of the country’s most prominent evangelical seminaries.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Most of them reside and run seminaries in the holy cities of Qom in Iran and Najaf in Iraq.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
For a clerical establishment that cared above all about its courts, seminaries, and endowments, this was alarming.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Arafi serves on both the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts and has spent years overseeing Iran's influential network of seminaries in Qom.
—Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 5 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminaries
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For Antwan McKoy, the decision was always going to be one of those two schools.—
Jeff Sentell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Developers estimated the project would add more than $1 billion to the city’s tax base and bring roughly 1,100 additional students to district schools.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Authorities said the operation used call centers to steer patients toward medically unnecessary orthopedic braces.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The paper notes that police sent officers to schools and nurseries where the artist’s children may have been in attendance.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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Look for this gardening gem at nurseries, home-and-garden centers, and big-box stores.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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Although several players moved around as kids, their hometowns are concentrated in some American soccer hotbeds — especially in the Northeast.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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The birds use calls and behaviors that help direct people toward wild bees’ nests, while humans respond with their own vocal signals during the search.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Grab your garden hose and flood the ants out of their nests.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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“Seminaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminaries. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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