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Recent Examples of monastery
The speech was made at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery that Mazepa patronized.
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Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
When places are being set for dinner, or in a stone garden in a Buddhist monastery, there is no governing principle of central symmetry or proportional order.
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Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Robin is severely injured in a fight early in the movie, leaving him in the care of Comer's Sister Brigid at a monastery.
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
From $1,724 Splendido Portofino, housed in a former Benedictine monastery, became a hot hotel for celebrities like Liz Taylor and Lauren Bacall in the 1950s and ’60s; Taylor’s favorite dish, a three-tomato sauce with spaghetti, is still on the menu.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
When places are being set for dinner, or in a stone garden in a Buddhist monastery, there is no governing principle of central symmetry or proportional order.
—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Robin is severely injured in a fight early in the movie, leaving him in the care of Comer's Sister Brigid at a monastery.
—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
From $1,724 Splendido Portofino, housed in a former Benedictine monastery, became a hot hotel for celebrities like Liz Taylor and Lauren Bacall in the 1950s and ’60s; Taylor’s favorite dish, a three-tomato sauce with spaghetti, is still on the menu.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monastery
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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To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
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Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.
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“Monastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monastery. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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