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as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning
a seminary exclusively for women
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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score
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Recent Examples of seminary
Most of them reside and run seminaries in the holy cities of Qom in Iran and Najaf in Iraq.
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Eric Lob, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
Arafi serves on both the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts and has spent years overseeing Iran's influential network of seminaries in Qom.
—Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The seminary sold an 140-unit complex to the city of Fort Worth in 2023 for $11 million.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Just three courses short of finishing his studies at the seminary, Jackson dropped out to pursue a full-time career in civil rights.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lob, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
Arafi serves on both the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts and has spent years overseeing Iran's influential network of seminaries in Qom.
—Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The seminary sold an 140-unit complex to the city of Fort Worth in 2023 for $11 million.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Just three courses short of finishing his studies at the seminary, Jackson dropped out to pursue a full-time career in civil rights.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminary
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Storms across the nation's eastern half forced airlines to cancel roughly 4,000 flights nationwide Monday, and many schools closed early in the mid-Atlantic states, where high winds and tornadoes were in the forecast for the evening.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Discerning HNWs, either with school/college age children, or 'SKIers' (Spend the Kids Inheritance) older clients looking to travel and experience the sort of things their kids seem to be doing every other weekend.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Voikietaitis' dominance was a theme all night as the sophomore center from Lithuania grabbed as many rebounds (11) as the Cougars had as a team in the first half.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Already the conflict has seen hundreds killed, with a blast at a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, 2026, killing more than 400 people, according to Afghanistan’s Taliban government.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Purchase a pot of oxalis (shamrocks) from your local nursery and put it on your kitchen table (or any place your child will see it).—
Amanda Rock,
Parents,
16 Mar. 2026
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One of the babies was left napping in the nursery.—
Denise Schrier Cetta,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Give a bird a habitat to make a nest and lay eggs.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Small owls like screech owls often sleep in tree cavities or nest boxes, while barn owls live up to their name by seeking out barns and empty buildings.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran's capital.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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This includes an erstwhile Democrat who spent considerable time and political capital on the issue.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country’s deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized pop-up shops.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each January, that stillness is interrupted by the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, transforming a quiet alpine town, Davos, into a mecca of power.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Seminary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminary. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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