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Recent Examples of lamasery
His sister is a smart square peg who took off running at the end of Season 3; in the new season, the family is trying to find her, a trip that takes them to a Tibetan lamasery, down South American rivers and onto a Japanese game show.
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Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamasery
Noun
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Paul McCartney’s then-girlfriend Jane Asher and the other Beatles’ wives were also at the ashram, along with Mia Farrow and her sister Prudence.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Work dried up, and Stamp retreated to an Indian ashram.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Zelenskyy visited the site of a Russian attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery on Monday.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Additionally, Russia has ramped up attacks on civilian centers usually considered off-limits in wartime, such as a 1,000-year-old cathedral and monastery complex in Kyiv that was bombed Sunday night, killing three people.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The first was held in the cloister of the Gallery of Modern Art (GAM), with a private tour and cocktail reception for guests.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
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Yes, the garden cloister arches are brand new, but the seamless blend of old and fake old really works.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The abbey’s construction took place between the 12th and 15th centuries, and is no longer home to any religious order.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Nov. 2025
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Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Lamasery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamasery. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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