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Recent Examples of convent
After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The hotel, set within an ancient 15th-century Franciscan convent, features 27 suites and 12 rooms designed by Interior Design and Architecture Studio Luigi Fragola Architects in accordance with Tuscan artisanal traditions.
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Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
This museum, housed in a former convent, features exhibits that showcase the region’s history, from its indigenous roots to colonial times and its role in the country’s independence movement.
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Daria Bachmann,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Converted in 1995, the 17th-century convent also includes two Republican-era wings (which now brace the deliciously cool outdoor pool) that the Accor hotel group subsequently renovated with equal savoir faire.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The hotel, set within an ancient 15th-century Franciscan convent, features 27 suites and 12 rooms designed by Interior Design and Architecture Studio Luigi Fragola Architects in accordance with Tuscan artisanal traditions.
—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
This museum, housed in a former convent, features exhibits that showcase the region’s history, from its indigenous roots to colonial times and its role in the country’s independence movement.
—
Daria Bachmann,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Converted in 1995, the 17th-century convent also includes two Republican-era wings (which now brace the deliciously cool outdoor pool) that the Accor hotel group subsequently renovated with equal savoir faire.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convent
Noun
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The high jewelry collection was presented inside a 12th-century church on San Clemente Island, a secluded island in the Venetian lagoon that once served as a monastery and later an asylum before becoming home to a luxury hotel.
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Smoke and fire rise from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery following a Russian missile strike this month.
Noun
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The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
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In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.
Noun
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After Robin Hood ends up at an island priory overseen by the healer Sister Brigid (Comer), the pace slows down, a welcome change.
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Badly wounded in a battle of revenge, Robin Hood is brought to a priory and tended by Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer), whose generosity awakens his finer feelings and spurs him to virtuous, self-sacrificing action.
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convent. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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