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Recent Examples of nun
Some moved into the building’s basement, which a group of elderly Catholic nuns had occupied until the pandemic forced them to make a hasty exit, leaving behind crucifixes and religious robes.
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The following day, nuns arrived and took us to an orphanage in Kraków.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
The movie recounts the story of the von Trapp family, and the novice nun Maria who serves as governess of the seven children, and later (spoiler alert) marries their father only to have to flee the Nazi regime following the annexation of Austria.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The nuns led prayer groups as the buses went out every Friday, calling themselves the Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The following day, nuns arrived and took us to an orphanage in Kraków.
—Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
The movie recounts the story of the von Trapp family, and the novice nun Maria who serves as governess of the seven children, and later (spoiler alert) marries their father only to have to flee the Nazi regime following the annexation of Austria.
—Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The nuns led prayer groups as the buses went out every Friday, calling themselves the Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nun
Noun
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When the abbess died in 866, she was buried in the abbey church.—
Moira Ritter,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2024
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That makes the abbess a likely candidate for the author of the inscription and marginal doodles.—
Ron Amadeo,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2023
Noun
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The devil will persist in bothering Martin Luther until the bald-headed monk dispatches him by hurling a bottle of ink.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The monks do as recommended, practicing loving-kindness meditation for several weeks.—
Jeremy David Engels,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2025
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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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Someone who would later make his living from teaching the Course and selling his own tapes, lectures, and videos would have obvious mercenary reasons to construct the story of Helen as a true, reluctant priestess, the project as foreordained, and Jesus as the book’s authentic Voice.—
Sheila Heti,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Sep. 2024
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The origin story centers on Kraven's upbringing under a ruthless crime lord dad (Russell Crowe) and journey to become the world's greatest hunter, with Ariana DeBose as voodoo priestess Calypso and Alessandro Nivola as villainous Rhino.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
12 Dec. 2024
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She will be expected to support communities including monks, nuns, and friars who live according to specific spiritual rules such as Benedictines and Franciscans.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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In the case of poinsettia, Franciscan friars during the 17th century co-opted its use to decorate nativity scenes and altars, as well as to convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity.—
Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History,
TIME,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But both the novice and the veteran responded to Trump’s threats with grace and finesse.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The skaters were part of the National Development Team, a training program for top juvenile, intermediate and novice figure skaters.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2025
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The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covergirl was accompanied by her sister, Mary Holland.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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Her squad over the years has included celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Zoë Kravitz, the Haim sisters and Sophie Turner.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
8 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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Some of the spotlighted individuals, like St. Catherine of Siena and English anchoress Julian of Norwich, were celebrated in their day as visionaries, while others, including Kempe and Joan of Arc, were persecuted as heretics.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nun. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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