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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy
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as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus
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Recent Examples of nursery
Match the pot to the plants: • A 15-gallon black nursery pot has room for one tomato plant or two pepper plants or eggplant plants or basil plants.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Bally and his team used JWST data to also infer that two massive young stars near the center of the Sgr C nursery are sandwiched between pairs of parallel, ropelike filaments, which likely trace the walls of cavities created by powerful stellar winds.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Due to limited space, parking spots at the nursery must be reserved.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
The typical Mediterranean household would probably rely on a steady supply of plants available today in most nurseries including cumin, caraway, dill and mint.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Bally and his team used JWST data to also infer that two massive young stars near the center of the Sgr C nursery are sandwiched between pairs of parallel, ropelike filaments, which likely trace the walls of cavities created by powerful stellar winds.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Due to limited space, parking spots at the nursery must be reserved.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
The typical Mediterranean household would probably rely on a steady supply of plants available today in most nurseries including cumin, caraway, dill and mint.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
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The move comes on the heels of massive changes at the center, as President Trump fired the president and chairman in early February.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Colorado went just 13-12 over two seasons with Sanders under center, and failed to win a bowl game or compete for a conference title.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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In February, Munn spoke with PEOPLE at the TIME Women of the Year Gala in Los Angeles, Calif., and opened up about how her son has recently been transitioning into preschool.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Reynolds has said this bill is important because of the educational benefits kids get from preschool.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Paper Wasp nests resemble the shape of an upside-down umbrella.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Sea turtles, for example, haul themselves out onto beaches during breeding season to dig nests and plop dozens of eggs into the sandy divots before returning to the waves.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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It’s headed by Rabbi Avi Weiss and Rabba Sara Hurwitz, the founders of liberal Orthodox seminaries in New York City.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Born in Poland in 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyła attended clandestine seminaries and frequented groups of intellectuals who met in secret to discuss ways of undermining Communism from within.—
Yvonnick Denoël,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 2025
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But in New York, there has always been the theater business, as in producers and theater owners and press agents, all squeezed together in the hothouse neighborhood branded Broadway and integral to New York’s international identity since the Roaring ’20s.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Will the flowers be daisies rather than priceless hothouse orchids?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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