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Recent Examples of nun
Ghosting a nun would definitely be a sin, though, so Miranda met her in person and let her down easy.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 May 2025
The order in Atchison is not large, consisting of about 80 nuns.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Liesl, a nun, is almost always pictured with the rosary wrapped around her hand.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 May 2025
The group was made up of monks, and eventually, nuns.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 May 2025
The order in Atchison is not large, consisting of about 80 nuns.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Liesl, a nun, is almost always pictured with the rosary wrapped around her hand.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 May 2025
The group was made up of monks, and eventually, nuns.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 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
Noun
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The group was made up of monks, and eventually, nuns.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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The books with rules for Buddhist monks and nuns, known as the Vinaya, report that Mahaprajapati approached the Buddha to ask whether women like her, as well as women whose husbands had become monks, could leave home to join the Buddha’s monastic order.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
Noun
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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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Some went as payment to the priests and priestesses.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 May 2025
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The grove also houses two ancient palaces and nine riverside worship points, each maintained by priests or priestesses who inherit their roles through their family lineage.—
Ogar Monday,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
Noun
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In response, a new form of religious life emerged: the mendicant friars.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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Leo is also notable for being the first Augustinian friar to lead the church.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 May 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The newborns would be cared for by the sisters, who baptized them into the Catholic faith.—
Time,
Time,
28 May 2025
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After graduating from a Dickensian church-run school and completing a year of college – supported by the meager salaries of his schoolteacher sisters – he was summoned at age 17 to New York by his four brothers, who’d already escaped across the Atlantic.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Noun
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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