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Recent Examples of cloister
The high magenta walls of an outdoor terrace drop down and meet at a lookout point, creating an elevated cloister reminiscent of Luis Barragán.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
The original cloister was replaced by one designed by architect Guidetto Giudetti, a student of Michelangelo, around 1570.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Long, arched hallways lead to the guest rooms, restaurants, castle-like lounge spaces, and even an ancient cloister from the former monastery.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
The original cloister was replaced by one designed by architect Guidetto Giudetti, a student of Michelangelo, around 1570.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Long, arched hallways lead to the guest rooms, restaurants, castle-like lounge spaces, and even an ancient cloister from the former monastery.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloister
Noun
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Lorena Sopena/Anadolu via Getty The trail Isak Andic and his son were walking along links the Salnitre caves in Collbato with the Montserrat monastery and is a relatively easy route that's popular with families during the weekends.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Amid the Black Death, a pregnant healer accused of witchcraft finds refuge in a Carthusian monastery.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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In the 17th century, as the abbey's importance declined, its vast collection of manuscripts was shifted to another abbey in Rome, then moved to the Vatican and finally on to a small church.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Cloister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloister. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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