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After six years, the sisters were packing up to return to living full-time at their convent in nearby Dereham.
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Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
But there was a catch: Sister Monica Clare had to pay off $150,000 of debt in order to join a convent.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Santa Joana Lisbon, Portugal As the latest outpost from Nuno Mendes, Santa Joana is located within a converted convent in the northern part of the city center.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The trip includes two nights at Les Couvent des Minimes, a 17th-century convent transformed into a spa hotel by L’Occitane.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
But there was a catch: Sister Monica Clare had to pay off $150,000 of debt in order to join a convent.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Santa Joana Lisbon, Portugal As the latest outpost from Nuno Mendes, Santa Joana is located within a converted convent in the northern part of the city center.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The trip includes two nights at Les Couvent des Minimes, a 17th-century convent transformed into a spa hotel by L’Occitane.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convent
Noun
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The monastery coincidentally served as a French abbey’s outpost amid increasing tensions between France and England in the years leading up to the Hundred Years’ War.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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The remains of the monastery were found in a field in Derome, in southwest Sweden.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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With stone walls, vaulted ceilings, and Renaissance cloister, Parador is a prime example of Gothic architecture.—
Carlsen Jes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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The latter was particularly restorative, as was the Negroni No. 2 at Le Bar, in the cloister, which adds beets and strawberries to the classic recipe.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2002, after the US Conference of Catholic Bishops tightened their policies, Ray was moved from the priory and removed from public ministry.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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In 2002, Ray was removed from the priory and from public ministry, CNN and KVIA report.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convent. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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