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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
Zoom in: The nurseries believe the thief is planning to resell the plants and asked people to look out for suspicious bonsai sales.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
The nursery does a brisk business in online sales, and that won’t change, Schoustra said.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The room is conceived as a home office, mini-gym, or perhaps a nursery.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
For the younger set, there’s the Kid’s Club, which includes indoor and outdoor spaces for kids to explore, a large playroom, a mini kitchen, and a nursery, all staffed by on-site caregivers.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
The nursery does a brisk business in online sales, and that won’t change, Schoustra said.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The room is conceived as a home office, mini-gym, or perhaps a nursery.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
For the younger set, there’s the Kid’s Club, which includes indoor and outdoor spaces for kids to explore, a large playroom, a mini kitchen, and a nursery, all staffed by on-site caregivers.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
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Virginia Highland Books is in the center of beautiful, historic Virginia-Highlands, located on the corner of Virginia and N. Highland Avenues.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Most recipes recommend an oven temperature of 250 degrees for the first several hours of cooking or about 3 1/2 to 4 hours for a bone-in roast, or until the roast reaches 115-120 degrees in the center, depending on the size of the roast.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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As police methodically cleared the K-12 school, which sits on a 28-acre campus with a preschool and a church, city buses took students to a clinic down the road serving as a reunification point.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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The school choice program allows Connecticut families with students entering preschool through 12th grade to apply to attend several different types of public schools in the Greater Hartford region.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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Most Unusual Feature: The rising crow’s nest that lifts above the yacht.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
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Takahe are monogamous, forming long-term pair bonds, and raise a single chick per season, carefully guarding their nests hidden in dense vegetation.Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Google Maps Like many condos, this one comes with lots of amenities and perks not found in co-ops, including a swimming pool in the seminary’s former refectory and a reading room with a great books collection.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024
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Previously, Germany had seminaries dedicated to ordaining rabbis, but no place for academic study of Jewish history and culture.Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
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That's bad enough in our car example where chips are installed in hothouse spots like the engine or brakes.David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement That erosion in women’s power is particularly noteworthy for a state where women outnumber men among registered voters and the first female House speaker and first female vice president each got their start in the hothouse of San Francisco politics.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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