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seminary

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌner-ē

Definition of seminary

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a place or establishment for teaching and learning a seminary exclusively for women

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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 Built in 1829 as a seminary, the Colonial-style edifice went on to become a country club, then faculty housing for nearby Bennington College, and later a private home, remaining in the same family’s care for some six decades. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026 Muhammad Taqi al-Hakim, a senior scholar at the Najaf seminary, led the funeral prayers at the Shrine of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 The suspect, Eli Lavon, 21, was an ultra-Orthodox student at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Stracke, who's also a mom to son James, 19, and daughter Porter, 24, revealed that her eldest son intends to enter a seminary and join the priesthood. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seminary

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The schools will experience a temporary (one-year) ban from using artificial intelligence for all students through eighth grade, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced last week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
His high school, college and NFL jerseys hang in the hallway of the only school in town (his 2019 graduating class of 23 people is considered big here).

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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The latest forecast predicts the center will pass roughly 115 to 150 miles west of Kauai, close enough that any additional eastward shifts in the track could bring stronger winds and greater impacts, particularly to Kauai, the hurricane center said.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
The center makes the protection calls, and often, zone runs cut vertically toward the center.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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This year, funding was supposed to ramp up to $25 million a year to pay for boats, air tanks, and divers to get the corals out of the nurseries and onto the reef.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
In May, while attending the International Carnivorous Plant Symposium and Expo in Kernersville, a man with the nursery was trying to see if any other gardens might want Dolly.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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The setting, time of year, temperature and conditions of water, and circumstances of the nest are drawn into the definition of behavior.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
No, while most yellow jackets build underground nests, some species construct aerial nests in trees inside building walls.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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Consequently, the ramifications of Japan's policy changes are no longer confined to the yen and domestic markets, but are fast becoming a key variable influencing global interest rates and capital flows.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
At the time, a conviction for a capital felony carried either life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.

— Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

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The barbecue mecca in Caldwell County is home to around 18,000 people and roughly a half-hour drive from south Austin, traffic depending.

— Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
The popular theatre was a cultural mecca that drew thousands to its operas, ballets and other public events, and hosted legendary greats including Maria Callas and Franco Zeffirelli.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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