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Recent Examples of convent
The property served as a convent for a while but was eventually abandoned for several decades.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Known for their fearless improvisation and genre-defying performances, the trio’s performance in a hall, on the grounds of a former convent, was a 45-minute, intense, non-stop wall of sound.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
While some suites overlook the courtyard, our balcony opened to the hulking stone Santo Domingo church and convent, which sits in Qorikancha, an ever-present reminder of both Incan ingenuity and the Spanish colonial influence.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The settings of her novels certainly vary widely, taking place everywhere from a sleepy convent in medieval England to eighteenth-century Andalusia to Paris during the revolutions of 1848.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Known for their fearless improvisation and genre-defying performances, the trio’s performance in a hall, on the grounds of a former convent, was a 45-minute, intense, non-stop wall of sound.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
While some suites overlook the courtyard, our balcony opened to the hulking stone Santo Domingo church and convent, which sits in Qorikancha, an ever-present reminder of both Incan ingenuity and the Spanish colonial influence.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The settings of her novels certainly vary widely, taking place everywhere from a sleepy convent in medieval England to eighteenth-century Andalusia to Paris during the revolutions of 1848.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convent
Noun
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The Pannonhalma Archabbey in Hungary is a Benedictine monastery that is working to save books from drugstore beetles, according to The Associated Press (AP).—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The military did not immediately comment on the incident at the monastery, which is located about 20 miles northwest of Mandalay, the country's second largest city.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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An evening welcome ceremony for the wedding was held June 26 in the cloisters of Madonna dell'Orto, a medieval church in the central area of Cannaregio.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Today, more than 30 venues across Avignon and the surrounding region—ranging from chapels and cloisters to gardens, quarries, and gymnasiums—host over 400 events, including performances, debates, readings, screenings, and public talks.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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One was an indictment in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of Edward III, detailing how Ela and her husband, Forde, and several other accomplices raided a Benedictine priory in 1321.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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The crime–assisting in the raid of a Benedictine priory alongside Sir Fitzpayne.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convent. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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