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Recent Examples of nun
Two nuns wearing matching cardigans strolled arm in arm as families walked their dogs and children darted between the fishing boats moored on the pebbly shore.
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Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Religious workers, including nuns and monks, use the EB-4 to enter the U.S. to work for nonprofit religious organizations in various fields.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Bishops, nuns and hundreds of people have been gathering there each evening to say prayers for the pope’s recovery.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
As of earlier this year, a soccer-loving nun from Brazil named Inah Canabarro Lucas is believed to be the world's oldest living person, at nearly 117 years old — attributing her longevity to her steadfast Catholic faith, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Religious workers, including nuns and monks, use the EB-4 to enter the U.S. to work for nonprofit religious organizations in various fields.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Bishops, nuns and hundreds of people have been gathering there each evening to say prayers for the pope’s recovery.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
As of earlier this year, a soccer-loving nun from Brazil named Inah Canabarro Lucas is believed to be the world's oldest living person, at nearly 117 years old — attributing her longevity to her steadfast Catholic faith, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
—Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 1 Mar. 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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Every morning, the monks gathered there, arranging themselves on the long stone benches, to discuss the matters of the day.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Unlike a synod of bishops, this will be a unique gathering of bishops, clergy, monks, friars, nuns and lay men and women.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
15 Mar. 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
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Fox is a Wiccan priestess, but Circle Sanctuary is inclusive of a range of pagan traditions, focusing on a spiritual connection with nature.—
Rose Conlon,
NPR,
20 Dec. 2024
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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
Noun
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To get in touch with the miraculous Francis, the folkloric Francis, read the Fioretti, or The Little Flowers of St. Francis, a 14th-century collection of tales about the saint and his friars.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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In manufacturing, experienced operators can detect potential equipment failures through subtle changes in vibration or sound that novices might overlook.—
Rajesh Rajagopalan,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Of course, novice physicians may face similar difficulties.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Jones’ sister, Antoinette, is in attendance, and that seems like a good omen.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Her brothers and sisters encouraged her to persevere, and friends helped with babysitting and gas money.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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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 2 Apr. 2025.
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