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Recent Examples of nun
The two men clash but then go on to respect each other after Emma takes a chunk of a scalp from a nun, upchucks some weird-looking goo and then taunts/terrorizes those around her.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
In the etching, the nun can be seen seated with her legs open while the three clergymen hold up their robes, revealing their erect penises.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Meanwhile, Sister Marisa, 41, the nun who is seen dancing, has been involved in religious life for 14 years.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 May 2025
This is how Miranda Hobbes finds herself in the middle of Times Square, kindly begging a nun not to give up God for her.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
In the etching, the nun can be seen seated with her legs open while the three clergymen hold up their robes, revealing their erect penises.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Meanwhile, Sister Marisa, 41, the nun who is seen dancing, has been involved in religious life for 14 years.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 May 2025
This is how Miranda Hobbes finds herself in the middle of Times Square, kindly begging a nun not to give up God for her.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nun
Noun
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Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine abbess and eventual saint, lived in the Middle Ages, when women’s lives were severely restricted.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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The 12th-century abbess, composer, philosopher, and visionary becomes a thrilling subject when backed by modular synths, Ukrainian folk singing, and high medieval music.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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Leeds was first mentioned in the 8th century by Saint Bede, a monk who recorded much of what historians know about the early history of the British Isles.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Before Francis, the last pope from a religious order was Gregory XVI, a Benedictine Camaldolese monk who was pope from 1831 to 1846, according to America magazine, a Jesuit publication.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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In response, the diocese said in a statement that the Holy See has acted toward healing the Arlington Carmel and the nuns in the community and not simply the former prioress and her former councilors.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2024
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Matrix by Lauren Groff Currents of violence and devotion coalesce around Marie de France, a 17-year-old sent to be the new prioress of a 12th-century English abbey.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2024
Noun
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The title mixed action-game elements with tower defense and real-time strategy to create a memorable experience as the swordsman Soh escorts the priestess Yoshiro through a mountain tainted with evil spirits.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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However, the fact that the female figure may represent a priestess holding religious objects makes the discovery exceptional, as the researchers write.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Prevost, 69, is the first Augustinian friar to become pope, the Vatican News reported.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Then came the Reformation, a revolution brought on by a onetime friar named Martin Luther.—
Spencer Strub,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Gear that is more accessible to novices, social media posts from beautiful locales and a false sense of security carrying a cellphone creates may all be playing a role here.—
Amanda Loudin,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Beginners and families can warm up on the .25-mile Gold Bug Loop, while novice riders looking to improve their freeride skills can cruise down Tommyknocker (5.8 miles).—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
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Search efforts for a missing Los Angeles woman who jumped into a river to rescue her sister in Sequoia National Park have been scaled down as river conditions become increasingly unsafe, park officials say.—
Karim Doumar,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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To help keep Carmen's memory alive, David started a Facebook page and regularly posts about her sister.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic convent.—
Joelle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Louise, a former anchoress, is her humble, tyrannical maid.—
Hervé Guibert,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 2024
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nun. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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