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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy
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as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus
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Recent Examples of nursery
The cellophane insulates the plant from temperature changes that can happen while it’s being transported from the nursery to the store and from the store to your house.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
The film opens with Justin just having put the finishing touches on the nursery, surprising Ally.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
The private, nonprofit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs.
—Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
But slowly, those involved with seeds say, everyday people started to remember something humans have known for millennia, and a niche group of growers in the U.S. have been advocating for decades: Plants don’t need to start off in little paper packets, or in plastic containers at the nursery.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
The film opens with Justin just having put the finishing touches on the nursery, surprising Ally.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
The private, nonprofit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs.
—Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
But slowly, those involved with seeds say, everyday people started to remember something humans have known for millennia, and a niche group of growers in the U.S. have been advocating for decades: Plants don’t need to start off in little paper packets, or in plastic containers at the nursery.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
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European Wax Center continues to focus on maintaining its brand position and ensuring consistent service delivery across its network of centers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Lakers were already down several bodies in their frontcourt, with Christian Wood (offseason left knee surgery) and Jarred Vanderbilt (offseason feet surgery) sidelined, leaving two-way center Christian Koloko as the only available big man behind Davis.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Conversely, as preschools suffer, the senior care industry is thriving in China’s aging population crisis.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Parents should stay involved from preschool to 12th grade, at varying levels.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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Granite can be of various colors, dotted with the black mica nests.David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The ways dinosaurs grew up, reproduced and made nests used to be treated as mysteries, Manias notes, but now can be presented in detail.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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At the Illinois seminary, Listecki was Grob's professor for a moral theology class.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Established last year, Nazareth is described by the diocese as Arizona’s first full-fledged Catholic seminary.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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By contrast, during hothouse periods, the equator-to-pole difference tended to be on the order of 15° to 25° C. Heating the globe One thing that is clear from comparing this record with carbon dioxide is that there's a close correlation between the two.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
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The parks became hothouses for startup companies, which drew talent from those universities and used government bonuses to lure experienced expats back home.Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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